FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Michael G. Williamson , United States Bankruptcy Judge . This case brings to mind the old adage, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." In 2015, the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, which operates the Bradenton-Sarasota International Airport, was confronted with the inevitability of Transportation Network Companies (or TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft operating at the Airport. Passengers were demanding access to TNCs. But TNCs were causing problems for...
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ROBERTA A. COLTON , Bankruptcy Judge . This adversary proceeding came before the Court upon the complaint filed by Plaintiff ROBERT ALTMAN (the "Trustee"), as Chapter 7 Trustee, which seeks to avoid a certain transfer made by Debtor ANTHONY VINCENT AIELLO ("Debtor") to Defendant VINCENT AIELLO (the "Father"). Upon a review of the submitted evidence and applicable law, the Court makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. BACKGROUND...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Roberta A. Colton , United States Bankruptcy Judge . The Chapter 7 Trustee seeks to deny Frank and Rosa LaPace ("Debtors") a Chapter 7 discharge because they did not disclose a pre-petition contract for the sale of their home and refused to turn over the proceeds of the post-petition sale of their home. This adversary proceeding was consolidated for trial with the Chapter 7 Trustee's objection to Debtors' Homestead Exemption. 1 On February 19, 2020, the Court...
MEMORANDUM, DECISION, AND FINDINGS OF FACT ROBERTA A. COLTON , Bankruptcy Judge . On December 19-20, 2019, the Court conducted a trial on Debtor, Leana Gomes' (the "Debtor") Motion to Determine Secured Status of Edwin Taylor Corporation and to Strip Lien With Request for Attorney Fees (Doc. 65); Motion to Determine Secured Status of Sole Law, PLLC and to Strip Lien With Request for Attorney Fees (Doc. 67); and Motion to Determine Secured Status of Branch Banking and Trust Company and to...
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND MEMORANDUM OPINION Caryl E. Delano , Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge . THIS PROCEEDING came before the Court for trial on December 17, 2019, of the Complaint to Determine Dischargeability of Debt and Objection to Debtor's Discharge 1 filed by Leon Avren ("Plaintiff"). Plaintiff seeks to except a debt from discharge under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(2)(A), 523(a)(4), and 523(a)(6), and also seeks the denial of Debtor's discharge under 727(a)(4)...
MEMORANDUM, DECISION AND FINDINGS OF FACT Roberta A. Colton , United States Bankruptcy Judge . Plaintiff Creal Dallas, LLC ("Creal") sues Defendant-Debtor Asbel Viciedo ("Debtor") objecting to the dischargeability of a debt under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(2)(A) and 523(a)(6). 1 After a full day trial on November 26, 2019, and the receipt of written closing arguments on December 20, 2019, the Court finds as follows: Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. 157 and 1334. This is...
