Legal Opinion
Chunn v. Chunn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1997No. 96-20240PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This is a bankruptcy appeal challenging the granting of relief from an automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362. 1 We focus on a question of first impression in this circuit, whether the lifting of the stay is an appeal-able order.
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 9,1994, a state district court in Texas signed a final decree of divorce, dissolving the marriage of Wayman Henry Chunn, III (Mr. Chunn), the debtor-appellant in this bankruptcy appeal, and Linda Lee Chunn (Mrs. Chunn), the appellee. Mr. Chunn filed an appeal from the divorce decree that, according…
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