Morton v. Kievit (In Re Vallecito Gas, LLC)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BARBARA J. HOUSER, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before the Court is a motion for partial summary judgment (the “Motion”) filed by Harvey L. Morton, Chapter 11 Trustee (the “Trustee”) of the estate of Vallecito Gas, LLC (‘Vallecito” or “the Debtor”). In the Motion, the Trustee seeks summary judgment on only Count 1 of his complaint, and solely against one defendant, Joel Pugh (“Pugh”). The Court has core jurisdiction over this adversary proceeding and the Motion in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334. This Memorandum Opinion contains the Court’s findings of fact and…