Legal Opinion
Saturley v. Casco Northern Bank, N.A. (In Re Saturley)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided January 8, 1993No. 19-10044PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES B. HAINES, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the court is the debtors’ § 522(f)(1) 1 motion to avoid judicial liens held by Casco Northern Bank, N.A. (“Cas-co”) and Coastal Oil of New England (“Coastal”). For the reasons set forth below, I conclude that neither Howard Satur-ley nor Geraldine Saturley may make use of § 522(f)(l)’s avoidance powers. 2
History
The Saturleys filed their voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on January 29, 1991. Among their assets they listed residential real estate in Jonesboro, Maine. All parties agree that the Jonesboro real estate had a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Owen v. OwenSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Farrey v. SanderfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In Re Irwin Hyman Janice Hyman, Debtors. Irwin Hyman Janice Hyman v. Gary A. Plotkin, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bruin Portfolio, LLC v. Leicht (In Re Leicht)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1998
- In Re MaylinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1993
- In Re BatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1994
- Cadle Co. v. Banner (In Re Banner)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2008
- In Re MershmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1993
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