Legal Opinion
In Re Ehlen
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided October 16, 1996No. 3-18-13953PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT, AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
THOMAS S. UTSCHIG, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtors’ motion to avoid the hen of Farm Service Agency (“FSA”) raises serious issues of statutory interpretation which may substantially impact the ability of debtors, especially farmers, to obtain the benefits of hen avoidance under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). FSA holds a blanket hen on the farm assets of the debtors, and has objected to their motion. The debtors are represented by Howard D. White, of White, Welter & Schilling, and FSA is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard D. Humphrey.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Owen v. OwenSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In the Matter of E.C. Henderson and Phyllis Henderson, Debtors. E.C. Henderson and Phyllis Henderson v. Lee BelknapCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
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