District Court, N.D. Illinois February 4, 1998, Nos. 98 C 211, 97 B 22063 (Crawford v. First Nationwide Mortgage Corp.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER .

SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision by Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Barliant that hinges on precisely when under Illinois law a debtor’s “residence is sold as at a foreclosure sale that is conducted in accordance with applicable nonbankruptey law” — the language of 11 U.S.C.