96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3552, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,813, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5805 in Re James Delbert McConville Debtor. Tevis T. Thompson, Jr., Trustee v. David Margen Lawton Associates

84 F.3d 340 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3552 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,813, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5805 In re James Delbert McCONVILLE, Debtor. Tevis T. THOMPSON, Jr., Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David MARGEN; Lawton Associates, Defendants-Appellants. No. 95-15122. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 9, 1996. Decided May 21, 1996. Jay-Allen Eisen, Eisen & Johnston, Sacramento, California, for the defendants-appellants. Irving J. Kornfield, Kornfield, Paul & Bupp, Oakland, California, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Fern M. Smith, District Judge, Presiding. Before: BROWNING and JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, * District Judge. OPINION NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 David Margen and Lawton Associates (the Lenders) appeal a judgment of the district court in favor of Tevis Thompson, Jr., (the Trustee), trustee in bankruptcy of James D. and Clara M. McConville (the Debtors). The judgment held void a deed of trust given by the Debtors to the Lenders after the Debtors had filed for bankruptcy. Applying § 362(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code, we…