Legal Opinion
Diamond Offshore Co. v. Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC (In re ATP Oil & Gas Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 28, 2015No. CASE NO: 12-36187; ADVERSARY NO. 12-03425; ADVERSARY NO. 12-03429PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Marvin Isgur, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
This Memorandum Opinion concerns similar adversary proceedings filed by and Diamond Offshore Company (Adv. Pro. 12-03425) and TM Energy Holdings (Adv. Pro. 12-03429). Rodney Tow, Chapter 7 Trustee, has filed Amended Counterclaims for the avoidance and recovery of transfers made by ATP to TM and Diamond pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 547 and 549 related to the conveyance of purported overriding royalty interests.
TM and Diamond, the putative ORRI Holders, have each filed motions to dismiss each of Tow’s claims under various theories.
Bennu…
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