(6th Cir. B.A.P. June 1, 2016)
The Sixth Circuit B.A.P. reverses the bankruptcy court's sua sponte granting of summary judgment in favor of the trustee. The trustee brought the action to avoid the appellants' liens in the debtor's aircraft. The bankruptcy court abused its discretion in granting summary judgment because its decision was not based on undisputed facts. Instead, the bankruptcy court based its decision on assumptions derived from the appellants' inability to produce sufficient documentation. Opinion below.
Judge: Harrison
Attorneys for Appellee: Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, Donald W. Mallory, Richard Dunbar Nelson
Attorneys for Appellants: Staatman, Harris, & Eyrich, William Brokate Fecher, Alan Joel Statman; Eileen Kay Field, Albert T. Brown, Jr.
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