United States Fourth Circuit

The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in vacating debtor's default judgment on the ground that he had not properly served defendant bank. Nor did the court err in holding that its disallowance of bank's claims as untimely did not void bank's underlying liens.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/21/2003
• Decided 03/06/2003
• Published 03/06/2003

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Gary Michael Bowman, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Matthew Douglas Huebschman, Jeffrey A. Fleischhauer, P.C., Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.