IN RE BASSETT

BAP No. WW-00-1071-CCaK. Bankruptcy No. 97-6041. Adversary No. 99-9635.

255 B.R. 747 (2000)

In re Darlene M. BASSETT, Debtor. Darlene M. Bassett, Appellant, v. American General Finance, Inc., Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick W. Schoepflin, Keller, Rohrback, LLP, Seattle, WA, for Darlene M. Bassett, appellant.

Frederick B. Rivera, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for American General Finance, Inc., appellee.

Before CARLSON, CARROLL, and KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

CARLSON, Bankruptcy Judge.

Debtor brought a class action asserting a private right of action for violation of the discharge injunction based on a creditor's collection of debts pursuant to an invalid reaffirmation agreement. The bankruptcy court found that the reaffirmation agreement was valid and dismissed the action with prejudice. We affirm in part and reverse in part. We hold that the reaffirmation agreement was invalid, that there is...

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