Butler v. Bateman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ______________________________ ) IN RE: ) CIVIL ACTION ) NO. 19-10348-WGY THOMAS R. BATEMAN and ) KATHERINE E. BATEMAN, ) CHAPTER 7 CASE ) NO. 17-11217-FJB Debtors. ) ______________________________) ______________________________ ) JOSEPH G. BUTLER, ) Chapter 7 Trustee, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ADVERSARY PROCEEDING ) NO. 19-01001 ROBERT E. BATEMAN, ) LESLIE A. BATEMAN, and ) TOWN OF SEBAGO, MAINE, ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) YOUNG, D.J. September 10, 2019 MEMORANDUM OF DECISION I. INTRODUCTION The Town of Sebago,…