[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]



                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT



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        No. 97-1903





                                  ATHENA PALEOLOGOS,



                                      Appellant,



                                          v.



                              DAVID M. NICKLESS, ET AL.,



                                      Appellees.



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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS



                   [Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before



                                Torruella, Chief Judge,
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                           Selya and Stahl, Circuit Judges.
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            Athena Paleologos on brief pro se.
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            David  M.  Nickless  and   Nickless  and  Phillips  on  brief  for
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        appellee.





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                                   January 23, 1998

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                 Per Curiam.   We have carefully reviewed the  record and
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            briefs on  appeal and affirm  the judgment of  the Bankruptcy



            Court.  Although the avoidance  provisions of 11 U.S.C.   549



            may  sometimes operate  in  a  manner  which  appears  harsh,



            bankruptcy courts must exercise their equitable powers within



            the  confines  of   the  Bankruptcy  Code.      Norwest  Bank
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            Worthington v. Ahlers,  485 U.S. 197, 206 (1988).   The court
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            has no  power to upset the scheme of distribution established



            by the Code.   In re SPM Manufacturing  Corporation, 984 F.2d
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            1305, 1311 (1st Cir. 1993).



                 With  respect to  Appellant's  remaining arguments,  she



            made  no proper showing that Trustee's action was time-barred



            or otherwise inconsistent with the requirements of the Code.1
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                 Affirmed.  Loc. R. 27.1.
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               1  Appellant's request for  oral argument by  telephone is
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            hereby denied.



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