Legal Opinion

Duke Investments, Ltd. v. Amegy Bank, N.A. (In Re Duke Investments, Ltd.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas

Decided June 17, 2011No. 19-30049PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED EMERGENCY MOTION TO DISQUALIFY KENNETH STOHNER, JR. AND JACKSON WALKER, LLP [Adv. Docket No. 56]

JEFF BOHM, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

The Court writes this Memorandum Opinion because it underscores the problems that can arise when an attorney signs a proof of claim on behalf of the client.

Duke Investments, Ltd. and Mark Duke (the Plaintiffs) filed a motion requesting this Court to disqualify both the Jackson Walker law firm (Jackson Walker) and Kenneth Stohner (Stohner), a partner at Jackson Walker, from representing Amegy Bank, N.A., defendant…

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