MEMORANDUM OPINION JEFFERY A. DELLER, Bankruptcy Judge. The matter before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss filed by the defendant, U.S. Foods, Inc. This matter is a core proceeding over which the Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157 and 1334. For the reasons set forth more fully below, the Motion to Dismiss is denied, with the exception of the defendant's request to dismiss the plaintiff's claim pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 502, which is granted. The plaintiff's...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Jeffery A. Deller, Bankruptcy Judge. The matters before the Court are a Motion to Intervene for the Limited Purpose of Filing a Motion for Stay and a Motion to Stay filed by proposed intervenor, Mr. Steve Lewis ("Mr. Lewis"). These matters are core proceedings over which the Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157(b)(2)(A) and 1334. These motions concern a criminal defendant's assertion of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-...
MEMORANDUM OPINION JEFFERY A. DELLER, Bankruptcy Judge. The matter before the Court is a Rule to Show Cause why the relief set forth in the complaint should not be granted due to the failure of Defendant, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, to comply with discovery requests and this Court's order regarding those requests. For the reasons expressed below, the Court will not grant the relief requested in the complaint but instead will grant relief as fashioned below. I. The Debtors received their...
MEMORANDUM OPINION THOMAS P. AGRESTI, Chief Judge. INTRODUCTION This adversary proceeding and the related objection to exemptions are part of a series cases informally known to the Court as the "Titus" cases 1 because they all involve certain attorneys who were partners in the former Pittsburgh law firm of Titus & McConomy, LLP ("T & M"). T & M and some of its partners individually, were sued for breach of a lease agreement by Trizechahn Gateway, LLC ("Trizec"), which ultimately secured a...
MEMORANDUM OPINION INTRODUCTION THOMAS P. AGRESTI, Bankruptcy Judge. This adversary proceeding and the related objection to exemptions are part of a series cases informally known to the Court as the "Titus" cases 1 because they all involve certain attorneys who were partners in the former Pittsburgh law firm of Titus & McConomy, LLP (T&M"). T&M and some of its partners individually, were sued for breach of a lease agreement by TrizecHahn Gateway, LLC ("Trizec"), which ultimately secured a...
ORDER THOMAS P. AGRESTI, Bankruptcy Judge. A hearing was held on October 3, 2013, on the Trustee's Motion to Approve Settlement and Revoke Debtor's Discharge ("Motion") at Doc. No. 109 and the matter was taken under advisement. After due consideration, the Court has little trouble in concluding that the proposed settlement is beneficial to all interested parties and should be approved. However, the portion of the Motion seeking a revocation of the discharge previously granted to the...
