Chapter 7: In Re Tanya R. Calloway 
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 26, 2010
Tags: Chapter 7, homestead exemption increase, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
Chapter 7
Homestead Exemption Increase — Prior Liens
In Re Tanya R. Calloway
09-12133
Judge Bucki
Background: Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f), the debtor moved to avoid a judgment lien a creditor had perfected prior to Aug. 30, 2005, the effective date of the statutory amendment that increased New York’s homestead exemption [...]
Chapter 7: Grano v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 10, 2010
Tags: Chapter 7, Mortgages, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
Chapter 7
Second Mortgage — Encumbered by Prior Lien
Grano v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
09-11302
Judge Bucki
Background: At issue before the court is whether the rationale of In re Pond, 252 F3d 122 (Second Cir. 2001) will allow a debtor in Chapter 7 to avoid a second mortgage on real property [...]
Chapter 11: In Re 2670 West Ridge Road LLC
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 8, 2010
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
Chapter 11
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale-Stay
In Re 2670 West Ridge Road LLC
09-22062
Judge Ninfo
Background: In August, 2670 West Ridge Road LLC, the debtor, filed a petition initiating a Chapter 11 case in order to stay an Aug. 6, 2009 mortgage foreclosure sale of commercial property it owns at 2670 West Ridge [...]
