Lavenski R. Smith

8th Circuit Jul 29, 2025

No Substitutes for a Stay Pending Appeal to Avoid Mootness of a Sale Order

The appeal involved the sale of defensive appellate rights but wasn’t grounds for the decision by the Eighth Circuit.
8th Circuit Feb 1, 2019

A Judgment Lien on Entireties Property Is Avoidable in Missouri, Eighth Circuit Says

A judicial lien impairing an exemption is avoidable in some states under Section 522(f), but not in others.