ORDER PARTIALLY VACATING ORDER FINDING STATUTE CONSTITUTIONAL AS TO LIENS VESTING PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 1978
On July 31, 1981 this Court en banc upheld the constitutionality of 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) when applied retroactively to liens vesting prior to October 1, 1979 (the effective date of the new Bankruptcy Code). This ruling was based on our conclusion that Congress intended for the statute to be applied retroactively,...
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