FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER GRANTING JUDGMENT TO THE PLAINTIFF LAURA T. BEYER , Bankruptcy Judge . THIS MATTER is before the court after a trial 1 on the complaint of the Plaintiff, Marcia Carlson Smith. When the matter came before the court for trial, the only issue for the court to determine was whether the award of part of a 401(k) account owned by the Defendant, Stephen Shawn Smith, to the Plaintiff in a state court equitable distribution order (and referenced in...
ORDER DETERMINING THE STATUS OF THIS ADVERSARY PROCEEDING, EXAMINING THIS COURT'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, RECOMMENDING WITHDRAWAL OF THE REFERENCE, AND SETTING STATUS HEARING LAURA T. BEYER , Bankruptcy Judge . THIS MATTER is before the court on its November 3, 2015 Order Requiring Briefing on Questions of Status, Jurisdiction, and Preemption ("Briefing Order"). In response to the Briefing Order, the Plaintiff filed a Preliminary Memorandum of Law on November 24, 2015; a Memorandum...
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS J. CRAIG WHITLEY , United States Bankruptcy Judge . This matter is before the Court on the motion of Daniel and Sara Roselli (the "Defendants" or the "Rosellis"), to dismiss Claims Two and Three of the Amended Complaint filed by The Finley Group (the "Plaintiff" or the "Liquidating Agent"), Liquidating Agent for RedF Marketing, LLC ("RedF"), pursuant Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). Having considered the parties' briefs...