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Muse v. Flagstar Bank (In re Muse)

Muse v. Flagstar Bank (In re Muse)

Ruling
Scheduled prepetition mortgage not recorded until day before case was reopened could be avoided.
Procedural posture

In a adversary proceeding in a reopened chapter 7 bankruptcy case, the trustee filed a motion for summary judgment, endeavoring to avoid the mortgage lien of defendant bank. The mortgage had been listed in the debtor's bankruptcy schedules, but the mortgage, which was made several years before the debtor filed for bankruptcy, had not been recorded until the day the motion trustee's motion to reopen was granted.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 02, 2010 , LexisNexis #1210-089