Bank of America, N.A. v. Welsh (In re Welsh)

OPINION

Brendan Linehan Shannon, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge

Before the Court is Debtor-Defendant Brian J. Welsh’s (“Debtor”) Motion to Dismiss (the “Motion”) Bank of America N.A.’s (“BofA” or “Plaintiff’) Complaint to Determine the Validity, Priority or Extent of Bank of America’s Lien [Adv. Docket No. 11]; Plaintiffs Response to the Motion (“Response”) [Adv. Docket No. 15]; and Debtor’s Reply thereto (“Reply”) [Adv. Docket No. 16]. Because the parties have presented matters outside the pleadings, the Court will treat the Motion as a request for summary judgment. See Fed. R. Bankr. P.…