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950 F.Supp. 823 (1996) Cheryl SCHLETT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants. No. 3:95 CV 7117. United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Western Division. October 17, 1996. *824 *825 William H. Bartle, W. Patrick Murray, Murray & Murray, Sandusky, OH, for

157 B.R. 268 (1993) In re James Michael MARTIN, Debtor. James Michael MARTIN, Movant, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, Respondent. Bankruptcy No. 7-92-00358-HPR-7, Motion No. 2. United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division. August 12, 1993. *269 *270

193 Ga. App. 147 (1989) 387 S.E.2d 391 CHAPMAN v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES LEASING COMPANY. A89A1233. Court of Appeals of Georgia. Decided October 10, 1989. Tobin & Hoffspiegel, Thomas W. Tobin, Valerie G. Tobin, for appellant. Charles L. Dunn, for appellee. POPE, Judge. Decorative Designs, Inc., entered

LIVELY, Chief Judge, concurring and dissenting. I concur in the majority’s conclusion that the district court properly certified this case as a class action. I also concur in the majority’s affirmance of the district court’s holding that the sales of “adventures” in Dare to Be Great (DTBG) were sales of “securities” within the meaning of federal securities laws. In addition,

111 B.R. 317 (1990) In re Delilah SULLIVAN, Debtor. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES OF BILLINGS, ONE, Plaintiff, v. Delilah SULLIVAN, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 88-40818-007, Adv. No. 289/0036. United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana. February 23, 1990. *318 Thomas W. Frizzell, Tipp, Frizzell & Buley, Missoula, Mont., for AVCO.

DYER, Circuit Judge, dissenting: I respectfully dissent. The narrow issue in these appeals is whether 11 U.S.C. *358§ 522(f) is available to a Louisiana debtor to avoid an otherwise valid nonpossessory, nonpurchase-money security interest in the form of a chattel mortgage on certain household goods owned by the debtor, in light of LSA-R.S. 13:3885. In m

94 B.R. 442 (1988) In re David Lee HURST, Judy Ann Hurst, Debtors. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES OF OHIO, INC., Plaintiff, v. David Lee HURST, et al., Defendants. Bankruptcy No. B87-00353-Y, Adv. No. 87-0041. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio. March 28, 1988. James J. Connelly, Warren, Ohio, for debtors/defendants. Ronald A. DeVito, Warren, Ohio, for pl

8 B.R. 404 (1981) In re Douglas Ray PILLOW, Jr. and Suzette L. Pillow, Debtors. Douglas Ray PILLOW, Jr., Plaintiff, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, Defendant. In re Thomas W. GEIGLE, Debtor. Thomas W. GEIGLE, Plaintiff, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, Defendant. In re Max W. HORTON and Toni J. Horton, Debtors. Max W. HORTON, Plaintiff, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, Defendant. In re Fred J. REVELLO and Florence O. Rev

292 B.R. 1 (2003) Wayne G. BARRETT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 99-30009-MAP. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. April 17, 2003. *2 Daniel A. Edelman, Cathleen M. Combs, Tara L. Goodwin, Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Chicago, IL, Christopher M. L

12 B.R. 585 (1981) In re John H. BURKHOLDER and Carol Ann Burkholder, husband and wife, jointly and individually, Debtors. John H. BURKHOLDER and Carol Ann Burkholder, Plaintiffs, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSUMER DISCOUNT, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 80-00303T(7), Adv. No. 80-0219. United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. July 17, 1981.

DECISION AND ORDER CHARLES A. ANDERSON, Bankruptcy Judge. PRELIMINARY PROCEDURE This case is before the Court upon a Complaint filed on 15 September 1981, by Avco Financial Services of Ohio, Inc., for a turnover order for a Morgan two-piece living room set and Phono Sonic 20th Century Fireplace Stereo Bar; or, in the alternative, a judgment for the fair market value, plus costs; the answer

18 B.R. 853 (1982) In the Matter of Anna Margaret MEFFORD, Debtor. Anna Margaret MEFFORD, Plaintiff, v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES OF INDIANAPOLIS, INC., Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 81-797-NA, Adv. No. 81-0401. United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana, New Albany Division. March 16, 1982. Harold E. Ford, Madison, Ind., for plaintiff.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Matthew W. Brann, United States District Judge Á weightless innocence so often attends our daydreams of flight. As the Américan aviator John Gillespie Magee, Jr., 'loftily described it, pilots “dance[] the skies on laughter-silvered wings,” soaring “high in the sunlit silence.”1 Sadly, it wouid seem that Magee’s “high untrespassed sanctity of space” must belong

STAGG, Senior District Judge. Plaintiffs/appellees are consumers who have filed suit against defendants/appellants, five insurance companies, pursuant ■ to the Truth In Lending Act (“TILA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq., the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961, et seq., the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., and the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 12, et seq.

739 F.2d 1057 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 91,569, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 91,668Clevester DAVIS; Jimmie Lee King; and Virginia Ann King,Plaintiffs- Appellees, Cross-Appellants,v.AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee,Lee McCormick, Defendant. Nos. 82-3553, 82-3572. United States Court of Appeals,Sixth Circuit. Argued Feb. 2, 1984.<

201 B.R. 294 (1996) In the Matter of Howard Morris ALEXANDER and Regina Dianne Alexander, Debtors. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ALABAMA, INC., Plaintiff, v. Howard Morris ALEXANDER and Regina Dianne Alexander, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 96-80095, Adv. No. 96-80131. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama, Northern Division. October 10, 1996.

219 Kan. 59 (1976) 547 P.2d 756 AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, Appellee, v. AGER H. CALDWELL, and CARRIE CALDWELL, Appellants. No. 47,800 Supreme Court of Kansas. Opinion filed March 6, 1976. Robert L. Taylor, of Hutchinson, argued the cause, and was on the brief for the appellants. E. Dexter Galloway, of Hutchinson, argued the

681 F.2d 353 6 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 1194, 9 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 561,Bankr. L. Rep. P 68,925 In the Matter of Thomas Yale McMANUS and Betty Sue SmithMcManus, Bankrupts.Thomas Yale McMANUS and Betty Sue Smith McManus, Appellants,v.AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES of LOUISIANA, INC., Appellee.In the Matter of Wallace GIPSON and Bobbie Phenix Gipson, Bankrupts.BLAZER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Creditor/Appellan

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RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 25a0085p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ┐ THOMAS BALTRUSAITIS; GUILLERMO ANTUNEZ; │ PATRICK BARTH; RICHARD BROECKER; RY