Legal Opinion
In re Ranieri
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 29, 2019No. 15 B 20765PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A. Benjamin Goldgar, United States Bankruptcy Judge
This case shows that the belt-and-suspenders approach to bankruptcy can cause trouble. In his chapter 13 case, debtor Bruno Ranieri stripped off the lien of second mortgagee 21st Mortgage Corp. in two different ways. He confirmed a plan that stripped the lien, and he moved successfully to have the collateral supporting the lien valued at $ 0.00. But there was a problem. The confirmed plan said the lien would be stripped when Ranieri completed his plan payments. The valuation order said the lien would be stripped when he completed his payments…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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