United States First Circuit

The automatic stay provision of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 USC 362(a), does not prevent a state from simultaneously creating and perfecting an environmental superlien on a debtor's property after the institution of a bankruptcy proceeding.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2001
• Published 08/22/2001

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Catherine J. Savoie, with whom Rosanna Sattler, Susan S. Riedel, and Posternak, Blankstein & Lund, L.L.P. were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dana M. Gershengorn, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on brief, for appellees.