Legal Opinion
Gainsborough v. Lutfak (In re Lutfak)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 27, 2015No. CASE NO: 15-31344; ADVERSARY NO. 15-3118PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Marvin Isgur, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
Plaintiff Jeff Gainsborough’s claims in this adversary proceeding are non-core. *768Accordingly, mandatory abstention is appropriate.
Background
On December 17, 2012, Gainsborough filed suit against Lutfak and other non-debtor parties in Harris County District Court (the “Gainsborough Lawsuit”). (ECF No. 1-2). Gainsborough alleged that Defendants conspired to sell him a house with several material undisclosed defects located in Houston. Id. at 3. Specifically, Gainsborough alleged that Defendants made misleading statements designed to…
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