Legal Opinion
Howard v. National Westminster Bank (In Re Howard)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 2, 1995No. 1-19-40812PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AVOIDANCE OF UNSECURED NON-CONSENSUAL LIEN ON DEBTOR’S RESIDENCE PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 506(a) and (d)
DOROTHY EISENBERG, United States Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the Court pursuant to an adversary proceeding commenced by Dewey H. Howard (the “Plaintiff”), seeking to avoid the non-consensual judicial lien held by National Westminster Bank USA (the “Defendant”) on the Plaintiffs residence, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Sections 506(a) and (d) of the Bankruptcy Code. In the alternative, the Plaintiff seeks to have the judgment lien avoided as a preference pursuant to Section 547 of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dewsnup v. TimmSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Nobelman v. American Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- In Re GonzalezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1993
- In Re MershmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1993
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- Bartee v. Tara Colony Homeowners Ass'n (In Re Bartee)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Laskin v. First National Bank (In Re Laskin)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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