In Re Okosisi

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that in a typical chapter 13 case, the lien avoidance becomes permanent upon entry of discharge
• holding that “[u]nder Nobelman and Zimmer ... when a creditor is wholly unsecured after application of Section 506(a), the creditor has only an unsecured claim for purposes of Section 1322(b)(2). The creditor is not the holder of a secured claim, and as such, Section 1325(a)(5
• stating that because the discharge 7 injunction only applies to the debtor’s personal liability, “the discharge itself has no affect [sic] 8 on liens, and the creditor is free to foreclose upon the case’s conclusion without violating the 9 discharge injunction”
• “[Cjhapter 20 bankruptcy is permissible under the Code, and [debtors] may take advantage of all available chapter 13 restructuring tools,” including lien stripping.
• explaining lien avoidance in a typical Chapter 13 case
• a detailed discussion of the \fourth-option\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• HSBC Bank USA, National Ass'n v. Blendheim (In Re Blendheim)
  Ninth Circuit· 2015-10-01· cited 85×
• Fisette v. Keller (In Re Fisette)
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-08-29· cited 48×
• Timothy Branigan v. Bryan Davis
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-05-10· cited 42×
• Meyer v. Lepe (In Re Lepe)
  Ninth Circuit· 2012-05-09· cited 25×
• In Re Jennings
  N.D. Georgia· 2011-07-11· cited 24×
• In Re Victorio
  S.D. California· 2011-07-08· cited 20×
• Frazier v. REAL TIME RESOLUTIONS, INC.
  E.D. California· 2012-03-09· cited 18×
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Tahisia L. Scantling
  Eleventh Circuit· 2014-06-18· cited 16×
• VICTORIO v. Billingslea
  S.D. California· 2012-02-24· cited 14×
• In Re Scotto-Diclemente
  D. New Jersey· 2011-11-18· cited 14×
• In re Scantling
  M.D. Florida· 2012-02-24· cited 14×
• In re Evans
  E.D. Virginia· 2016-01-05· cited 12×
• Cusato v. Springleaf Financial, Inc. (In re Cusato)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2013-02-06· cited 11×
• In re: Serge Michel Boukatch and Lori Jean Boukatch
  Ninth Circuit· 2015-07-09· cited 10×
• In re Sadowski
  D. Connecticut· 2011-09-30· cited 8×
• In re Sandrin
  D. Colorado· 2015-08-28· cited 8×
• In Re Gloster
  D. New Jersey· 2011-10-13· cited 7×
• In Re Dang
  M.D. Florida· 2012-03-12· cited 7×
• In re Sweitzer
  D. Maryland· 2012-08-22· cited 7×
• In re Ranieri
  N.D. Illinois· 2019-03-29· cited 7×

Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-22· cited 4,657×
• Lamie v. United States Trustee
  Supreme Court· 2004-01-26· cited 1,956×
• United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa
  Supreme Court· 2010-03-23· cited 1,364×
• Dewsnup v. Timm
  Supreme Court· 1992-01-15· cited 1,346×
• Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.
  Supreme Court· 2000-05-30· cited 1,290×
• Johnson v. Home State Bank
  Supreme Court· 1991-06-10· cited 1,263×
• Nobelman v. American Savings Bank
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-01· cited 868×
• Till v. SCS Credit Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2004-05-17· cited 381×
• In Re Jonathan Barnes Leavitt, Debtor. Jonathan Barnes Leavitt v. Carlos Soto
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-03-26· cited 334×
• In Re Julian Roosevelt Goeb and Jane Alma Goeb, Debtors. In Re Julian Roosevelt Goeb and Jane Alma Goeb v. Harry W. Heid, Chapter 13 Trustee
  Ninth Circuit· 1982-05-03· cited 259×
• In the Matter of John Joseph METZ, Debtor. DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. John Joseph METZ, Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-07-06· cited 174×
• In Re Khalil and Shahin Chinichian, Debtors. Khalil and Shahin Chinichian v. Attilio Campolongo
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-03-19· cited 151×
• In Re Sieglinde M. Zimmer, Debtor, Sieglinde M. Zimmer v. Psb Lending Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-12-24· cited 124×
• Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Warren (In Re Warren)
  Ninth Circuit· 1988-08-16· cited 106×
• In Re: Pamela L. Tanner, Debtor. Pamela L. Tanner v. Firstplus Financial, Inc., F.K.A. Remodelers National Funding
  First Circuit· 2000-07-13· cited 96×
• Domestic Bank v. Mann (In Re Mann)
  First Circuit· 2000-06-30· cited 72×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-07-17· cited 52×
• In Re Pond
  Second Circuit· 2001-05-31· cited 52×
• In Re Jarvis
  C.D. Illinois· 2008-07-09· cited 44×
• In Re Tran
  N.D. California· 2010-06-25· cited 41×