Legal Opinion
Zelotes v. Martini
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 7, 2006No. 3:05cv1591 (PCD)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
DORSEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action challenging the constitutionality of one provision of the Bankruptcy Code enacted in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (“BAPCPA”). Specifically, Plaintiff challenges 11 U.S.C. § 526(a)(4) as violative of the First Amendment. Defendant moves, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint in its entirety. For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss [Doc. No. 11] is denied.
1. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff is a bankruptcy…
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