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In Re Chinosorn

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 19, 2000No. 19-80210PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

EUGENE R. WEDOFF, Bankruptcy Judge.

This Chapter 7 case has come before the court on the motion of the debtor, Voravit Chinosorn, to avoid a judicial lien on his home. Chinosorn’s motion is based on § 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, U.S.C.), which allows avoidance of judicial liens that impair an exemption to which the debtor would be entitled under § 522(b) of the Code. Chinosorn asserts that a lien on his home impairs an exemption to .which he would be entitled under the Illinois statute establishing tenancy by the entirety. The holder of the asserted hen,…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. International Ass'n of MacHinists v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Soost v. NAH, Inc. (In Re Soost)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. In Re ChinosornDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
  3. In Re MukhiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
  4. Laverne Williams v. Scott JaffeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  5. In re YotisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014

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