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[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]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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