Legal Opinion
In re McCoy
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 29, 2016No. 15-8056PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARIAN F. HARRISON, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.
John T. McCoy (“debtor”) filed this appeal from the bankruptcy court’s denial of his motion to reopen his chapter 7 case despite no objections being filed. For the reasons stated below, the Panel reverses the bankruptcy court’s ruling.
I.STATEMENT OF ISSUES
Whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion by denying the debtor’s motion to reopen his chapter 7 case in order to avoid judicial liens based on timeliness when no creditor objected and there was no evidence of prejudice.
II.JURISDICTION
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