Legal Opinion

LM Waste Service Corp. v. Municipio De Juana Diaz (In re LM Waste Service Corp.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided December 15, 2016No. CASE NO. 14-08851 EAG; ADV. PROCEEDING NO. 15-00126PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

Edward A. Godoy, U.S. Bankruptcy-Judge

Plaintiff LM Waste Service Corp. (“LM Waste”) commenced the adversary proceeding of caption against the Municipality of Juana Diaz (the “Municipality”) for the turnover of property under section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code, collection of monies, and breach of contract and against Andres Reyes Burgos, Inc. (“ARB”) for the tor-tious interference with a service contract LM Waste had with the Municipality.1 Both defendants move the court for dismissal based, among others, on the permissive abstention provisions of section 1334(e)(1) of title…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. New England Power & Marine, Inc. v. Town of Tyngsborough (In Re Middlesex Power Equipment & Marine, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  2. Christensen v. Tucson Estates, Inc. (In re Tucson Estates, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. Flores-Rivera v. Telemundo GroupDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991
  4. Roman-Perez v. Operating Partners Co. (In re Roman-Perez)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2015
  5. Whitfield v. Municipality of FajardoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Asociación de Salud Primaria de P.R., Inc. v. Commonwealth (In re Fin. Oversight & Mgmt. Bd. for P.R.)United States District Court · 2018
  2. In re: Joel Aaron Sutton and Terry Melissa Sutton v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC and Rubin Lublin TN, PLLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2026

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