Type: Debtor’s brief
Date: December 8, 2011
Description: Lien stripping of wholly unsecured lien in chapter 20.
Result: Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. September 12, 2012
Woolsey v. Citibank, No. 11-4014 (10th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: May 18, 2011
Description: Whether wholly unsecured lien may be stripped off in chapter 13 where court allowed modification but refused strip off.
Result: Judgment affirmed, September 4, 2012
In re Jones, No. 07-3256 (10th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: December 3, 2007
Description: Whether 910 car creditor is entitled to interest on its claim under section 1325(a)(5) or whether debtor may bifurcate claim under section 1322.
Result: Vacated and remanded. Debtor lost.
Tanner v. Firstplus Financial, No. 99-11985 (11th Cir.)
Great American Financial v. Paschen, No. 01-16353 (11th Cir.)
In re McNeal, No. 10-1612 (N.D. Ga.)
Type: Amicus
Date: September 27, 2010
Description: Whether wholly unsecured residential lien may be stripped off in chapter 7.
Result: Affirmed. Debtor lost.
McNeal NACBA amicus ND Ga
In re Hoffman, No. 09-18839 (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Type: Amicus
Date: May 7, 2010
Description: Whether wholly unsecured residential lien may be stripped off in chapter 7.
Result: Debtor lost.
Hoffman Bankr MD Fla opinion
Fair v. GMAC, No. 10-1128 (E.D. Wisc.)
Type: Amicus
Date: February 18, 2011
Description: Lien strip in chapter 13 where no discharge available.
Result: Reversed and remanded. Debtor won.
Lindskog v. M & I, No. 10-2278 (Bankr. E.D. Wisc.)
Type: Amicus
Date: January 7, 2011
Description: Lien strip in chapter 13 where discharge unavailable.
Result: Debtor lost. Affirmed, (E.D. Wisc. Sept. 28, 2012)
Sun Trust v. Millard, No. 09-2266 (4th Cir.)
Type: Amicus
Date: March 15, 2010
Description: Whether debtor could avoid junior lien on principal residence where it was wholly unsecured.
Result: Affirmed. Debtor won.