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Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett on June 8, 2015.
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-235 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether, under Section 506(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, which provides that “[t]o the extent that a lien secures a claim against the debtor that is not an allowed secured claim, such lien is void,” a chapter 7 debtor may “strip off” a junior mortgage lien in its entirety when the outstanding debt owed to a senior lienholder exceeds the current value of the collateral.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 27 2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2014)
Oct 15 2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014.
Oct 17 2014Response Requested . (Due November 17, 2014)
Nov 5 2014Brief of respondent Dayo Bello in opposition filed.
Nov 7 2014Reply of petitioner Bank of America, N.A. filed.
Nov 10 2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014.
Jun 1 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2015.
Jun 8 2015Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Bank of America, N. A. v. Caulkett, 575 U. S. ___ (2015).
Jul 10 2015JUDGMENT ISSUED.