In re Thornburg

Karen S. Jennemann, United States Bankruptcy Judge

A creditor, DBI-ASG Coinvestor Fund II, LLC, by FCI Lender Services Inc. ("DBI"), claims the Debtor owes it $ 324,664.89 under a home equity loan.1 Debtor, acknowledges liability of $ 50,000 to DBI, but otherwise objects2 and challenges the validity of the underlying loan documents and the amount of DBI's claim. After giving DBI months to prepare and a full trial,3 DBI failed to meet its burden of proof. The Court will partially sustain the *769Debtor's Objection and allow Claim 6-2 for $ 50,000.

Parties bear shifting burdens of proof in asserting…