Paleologos v. Nickless

USCA1 Opinion












[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

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No. 97-1903


ATHENA PALEOLOGOS,

Appellant,

v.

DAVID M. NICKLESS, ET AL.,

Appellees.

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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Judge] ___________________

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Before

Torruella, Chief Judge, ___________
Selya and Stahl, Circuit Judges. ______________

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Athena Paleologos on brief pro se. _________________
David M. Nickless and Nickless and Phillips on brief for ___________________ _______________________
appellee.


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January 23, 1998
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Per Curiam. We have carefully reviewed the record and __________

briefs on appeal and affirm the judgment of the Bankruptcy

Court. Although the avoidance provisions of 11 U.S.C. 549

may sometimes operate in a manner which appears harsh,

bankruptcy courts must exercise their equitable powers within

the confines of the Bankruptcy Code. Norwest Bank _____________

Worthington v. Ahlers, 485 U.S. 197, 206 (1988). The court ___________ ______

has no power to upset the scheme of distribution established

by the Code. In re SPM Manufacturing Corporation, 984 F.2d ____________________________________

1305, 1311 (1st Cir. 1993).

With respect to Appellant's remaining arguments, she

made no proper showing that Trustee's action was time-barred

or otherwise inconsistent with the requirements of the Code.1 1

Affirmed. Loc. R. 27.1. ________




















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1 Appellant's request for oral argument by telephone is 1
hereby denied.

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