Chesanow v. W.H. Squire Co. (In Re Chesanow)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER AVOIDING JUDICIAL LIENS

11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1)

ALAN H.W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.

I

In each of the above adversary proceedings, the plaintiff-debtor seeks to avoid judicial liens upon certain real property, identified in his complaint, 1 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1) 2 which are alleged to impair an exemption “to which the debtor would have been entitled under 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(1)”. 3 In each instance, service of the summons and notice of trial was made upon the named defendant, the plaintiff appeared for trial, but the defendant failed to appear or otherwise defend.

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