Legal Opinion
Coats v. Ogg (In Re Coats)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1999No. BAP No. EO-98-028, Bankruptcy No. 98-70529PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBINSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor, Michael Kevin Coats, appeals the order of the bankruptcy court denying his motion to avoid a judicial lien pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). 1 For the reasons set forth below, this Court reverses the bankruptcy court’s order and the matter is remanded for a decision consistent with this Opinion.
I. Background.
In February 1997, Betty Ogg obtained a judgment in the amount of $2,542.00 against Michael Kevin Coats (“the Debt- or”). Betty Ogg filed a “Statement of Judgment” with the County Clerk of Pon-totoc County, Oklahoma, where the Debt- or’s…
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