Calvert v. Berg (In re Consolidated Meridian Funds)

ORDER REVERSING BANKRUPTCY COURT’S ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

ROBERT S. LASNIK, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ appeal of an order by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington granting defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1). The Court has reviewed the parties’ submissions. For the reasons discussed below, the Court REVERSES the bankruptcy court’s order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss and REFERS the matter to the bankruptcy court for further…