Opn. No.

Joanna Gozzi, Esq. Deputy County Attorney, Onondaga County

You informed us that your county clerk has received certified copies of orders from Federal Bankruptcy Court judges directing cancellation of certain judgments of record against a debtor discharged in bankruptcy proceedings. Your question is whether these orders effect a cancellation of the judgments or whether it is necessary that the judgments be discharged in accordance with the provisions of section 150 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law. The answer to your question hinges primarily on the sweep of the Federal Bankruptcy Act,…