Legal Opinion
Casey v. Grasso (In Re Riccitelli)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 7, 2005No. 16-12003PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS
ROBERT SOMMA, Bankruptcy Judge.
By her complaint in this adversary proceeding, the Chapter 7 Trustee seeks to liquidate the Debtor’s cause of action against his bankruptcy attorney for malpractice: the attorney allegedly failed to file the Debtor’s declaration of homestead before filing the Debtor’s Chapter 7 petition, resulting in loss to the Debtor of the value of his Massachusetts homestead exemption under G.L. c. 188, § 1. The Defendant attorney now seeks dismissal of the adversary proceeding on the basis that the Trustee lacks standing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jorge Correa-Martinez v. Rene Arrillaga-BelendezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Valentin-De-Jesus v. United HealthcareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by21 opinions
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