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· 12/7/1981

Guzman v. Hongisto

Citations

  • 454 U.S. 1102
  • 102 S. Ct. 679
  • 70 L. Ed. 2d 645
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 3466
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 2899

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  • holding the § 106(c) codified the longstanding power of Congress to adversely affect state held liens in bankruptcy
  • following Ashe, infra, welfare lien obtained by confessed judgment is avoidable under 522(f)(1)
  • an open house is not such a deviation from the historic and traditional uses of a military base so as to create a public forum
  • an open house is not such a deviation from the historic and traditional uses of a military base so as to create a public forum
  • Eleventh Amendment and sovereign-immunity defenses rejected and state welfare- department judgment liens avoided
  • Liens for reimbursement of public assistance were determined to be judicial liens under § 101(36) of the Bankruptcy Code, because the liens were judgments, entered on confessions of judgment executed by the debtor pre-petition.

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