Musselman v. Stanonik

ORDER

JOHN ANTOON II, District Judge.

This matter is an appeal from a ruling in a bankruptcy case regarding a settlement reached between the Chapter 7 Trustee, Carla Musselman (“the Trustee” or “Ms. Musselman”), and Joseph Jasgur (“Jas-gur”), a defendant in an adversary proceeding. Appellee Martin Stanonik is Jas-gur’s court-appointed guardian. The Trustee contends that the bankruptcy court erred in concluding as a matter of law that a settlement can be rescinded by a party prior to a bankruptcy court’s approval of that settlement.

Having reviewed the memorandum opinion by the bankruptcy judge,…