United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for bankruptcy trustee in a suit by the State of Wisconsin to enforce a wage lien on the bankrupt company's assets after a liquidation sale had occurred is affirmed where the lien was avoidable since the state statute did not create a right of enforcement against a bona fide purchaser.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/10/2006
• Decided 09/08/2006
• Published 09/08/2006

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard E. Braun (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter J. Roberts (argued), Shaw, Gussis, Fishman, Glantz, Wolfson & Towbin, Chicago, IL, for Trustee-Appellee.