Legal Opinion
Larocque v. CitiFinancial Mortgage Co.-TX (In Re Larocque)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 17, 2002No. Bankruptcy No. 01-13852. Adversary No. 02-1019PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Bankruptcy Judge.
Heard on Defendant CitiFinancial Mortgage Company-TX’s (CitiFinancial) Motion for Relief from Stay, and to Compel Arbitration of the Plaintiffs claims against CitiFinancial. The Debtor/Plaintiffs adversary proceeding is grounded on alleged Federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) violations, and those same claims have been asserted as an objection to CitiFinancial’s Proof of Claim filed in this Chapter 13 case. At issue are: the proper forum for this dispute, and the enforceability of an arbitration clause.
BACKGROUND
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3Cited by4 opinions
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