IN RE LANE

No. 00-5986.

280 F.3d 663 (2002)

In re George E. LANE and Sherry A. Lane, Debtors. George E. Lane and Sherry A. Lane, Appellants, v. Western Interstate Bancorp, as Successor Servicer to FirstPlus Financial, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed February 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda Gail Brooks (briefed), Moore, Brooks & Ragle, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellants.

Anthony R. Steele (briefed), Winchester, Sellers, Foster & Steele, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: NELSON, DAUGHTREY, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

The bankruptcy code expressly provides that a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan may modify the rights of holders of "unsecured claims." 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b)(2). This section also provides that such a plan may "modify the rights of holders of secured claims, other than a claim secured only by a security interest in real property that is the debtor's principal residence...." Id.

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