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IN RE SNYDER

BAP No. 01-081. Bankruptcy No. 98-11951-CJK.

279 B.R. 1 (2002)

In re Steven SNYDER, Debtor. Steven Snyder, Appellant, v. Rockland Trust Company, Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit.

June 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Zimmerman and Richard L. Blumenthal of Silverman & Kudisch, P.C., Newton Center, MA, on brief for the appellant.

Jeffrey D. Ganz of Riemer & Braunstein, LLP, Boston, MA, on brief for the appellee.

LAMOUTTE, CARLO, and DEASY, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judges.

DEASY, Bankruptcy Judge.

Steven Snyder (the "Debtor"), appeals the bankruptcy court's ruling that he may not avoid the lien of Rockland Trust Company ("Rockland") under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)1 unless the Debtor first pays Rockland's legal fees stemming from prior litigation in the Debtor's bankruptcy case.

I. Jurisdiction and Standard of Review

The bankruptcy court's order denying the Debtor's motion to avoid...

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