Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (In re Mitchell)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 20, 2012No. Bankruptcy No. 10-44193-MSH; Adversary No. 10-04118PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
MELVIN S. HOFFMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the defendant in this adversary proceeding, seeks summary judgment on each of the four counts in the complaint filed by the plaintiff-debtors, Daniel and Sandra Mitchell.
I. Jurisdiction
Preliminarily, it is necessary to consider the scope of bankruptcy court jurisdiction in this proceeding in which the Mitchells assert claims against Wells Fargo for monetary damages and equitable relief on theories of estoppel, lack of power to foreclose and violation of state consumer…
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