In Re R.L. LARSON, Also Known as Raymond Larson, Debtor. R.L. LARSON, Also Known as Raymond Larson, Appellant, v. NORWEST BANK FARGO, N.A., Appellee

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Raymond Larson, the debtor in this bankruptcy proceeding, appeals from the district court order granting summary judgment in favor of his creditor, Norwest Bank Fargo, in Larson’s adversary proceeding. In his complaint Larson claimed that Norwest’s lien on his property had lapsed because Norwest’s filing of an addendum to preserve the lien was a violation of the automatic bankruptcy stay, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(4) (1988), and therefore ineffective. The Bankruptcy Court 1 held that Norwest’s filing of the addendum amounted to an act to “extend, continue or renew” an…