Bank of America, N.A. v. Douglas Cumpson, et al

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Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Bank of America, N.A.. Decision: Vacated and Remanded. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. Motion to lift stay filed by Appellant Bank of America, N.A. is GRANTED. [7487843-2]; Motion for summary reversal filed by Appellant Bank of America, N.A. is DENIED. [7487843-3]. The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.

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Case: 14-13614 Date Filed: 08/04/2015 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 14-13614 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:14-cv-02022-WSD; 12-bkc-53106-MHM In Re: DOUGLAS ALLEN CUMPSON, JESSIE LYNN CUMPSON, Debtors. __________________________________________________ BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus DOUGLAS ALLEN CUMPSON, JESSIE LYNN CUMPSON, Defendants - Appellees. ________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ________________________ (August 4, 2015) Case: 14-13614 Date Filed: 08/04/2015 Page: 2 of 2 Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Bank of America moves to lift the stay on this case and for summary reversal. We stayed this appeal pending review by the United States Supreme Court of our decisions in In re Caulkett, 566 F. App’x 879 (2014), and In re Toledo-Cardona, 556 F. App’x 911 (2014), that allowed a Chapter 7 debtor to void—that is, extinguish entirely—a junior mortgage lien when the amount owed on the senior lien exceeds the home’s fair market value. Because the Supreme Court has disposed of these cases in Bank of America v. Caulkett, 575 U.S. __, 135 S. Ct. 1995 (2015), we LIFT the stay of this appeal. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Caulkett and this Court’s subsequent decision in In re Waits, __ F.3d __, 2015 WL 4378369 (11th Cir. July 16, 2015), we DENY Bank of America’s motion for summary reversal, VACATE the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with Caulkett and Waits. 2

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