Legal Opinion
Houck v. Substitute Tr. Servs., Inc. (In re Houck)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided February 15, 2019No. Case No. 11-51513; Adversary Proceeding No. 15-5028PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Laura T. Beyer, United States Bankruptcy Judge
This order comes at a pivotal crossroad in a lengthy and complex lawsuit involving Diana Houck (the "Plaintiff") and a party involved in the foreclosure sale of her home on December 20, 2011, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. ("STS" or the "Defendant"). Indeed, after over five years of litigation, one question remains for this court to decide: whether the actions and inactions of STS on the afternoon of December 20, 2011 violated the automatic stay as codified in 11 U.S.C. § 362 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code" or the…
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