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In Re Weatherspoon

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 22, 1989No. 15-35290PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RONALD S. BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Debtors in these two Chapter 7 cases brought what they thought were routine motions to avoid judicial liens under section 522(f)(1) of the United States Bankruptcy Code. That section authorizes the avoidance of judicial liens that would impair a debtor’s right to claim property as exempt. Such motions are usually granted without objection. The two creditors who hold the liens here (both represented by the same law firm) did object to these motions, believing that it is time for a change in the law. Notwithstanding the vigorous…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Lines v. FrederickSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Einoder v. Mount Greenwood Bank (In Re Einoder)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
  3. Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,897 in Re Conner, Debtor. Askin Marine Company v. Clark N. Conner and Doretha S. ConnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Johnson v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Johnson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
  5. In re CoppieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. In Re FranklinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997
  2. In re QuadeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2012
  3. In Re WaltjenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
  4. In Re BovaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Chicago City Bank & Trust Co. v. Jaffe (In Re Jaffe)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990

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