UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT APPENDIX A

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

at ____________

IN RE: :

: Case No. ______________

: Chapter ______

Debtor(s) :

:

:

Movant(s) :

vs. :

:

:

Respondent :

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NOTICE OF DEBTOR(S)' MOTION

TO AVOID LIEN PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)

AND HEARING THEREON

A motion was filed on behalf of the debtor(s) to avoid a lien held by __________________________________________________________. Your rights may be affected. You should read these papers carefully and discuss them with your lawyer. (If you do not have a lawyer, you may wish to consult one.) A copy of the motion is attached.

If you do not want the court to grant the motion avoiding the lien, or if you want the court to consider your views on the motion, then by _________________________ * you or your lawyer must file with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court a response to the motion explaining your position and mail a copy of the response to:

[movant's attorney's name and address, or movant's name if pro se]

If you mail, rather than deliver, your response to the Clerk of the Court for filing, you must mail it early enough so that the court will receive it by the date stated above.

If you file a timely response to the motion, the hearing on the motion will take place on _______________________, at ___________,** in Courtroom ______, United States Bankruptcy Court, ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________.

If you or your lawyer do not file and serve a timely response to the motion, the court may find that you do not oppose the relief sought in the motion and may grant or otherwise dispose of the motion before the scheduled hearing date.

________________________________________

DATE:__________________*** Signature (Attorney or Movant if pro se)

Telephone No.___________________________

[*] Insert date that is at least 25 days

after the date this notice is mailed.

[**] Insert date and time from list of

dates available for judge assigned

case that is at least 50 days after

the date of this notice.

[***]Insert date notice served. Local Bankruptcy Form C

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on the ______ day of ________________, 1998, copies of the notice and motion to avoid lien were served upon the Respondent c/o the name and at the address set forth below.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

(5) (6)

_________________________________

Signature

_________________________________

Print Name

NOTE: Service must be made pursuant to Federal Bankruptcy Rule 7004

Local Bankruptcy Form C

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