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Martin v. Melendez (In re Melendez)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 27, 2018No. Bankruptcy No. 16-17905-AMC; Adv. Proc. No. 17-00068-AMCPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ashely M. Chan, United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

In October 2016, the plaintiffs, David and Ruth Martin ("Plaintiffs"), obtained a prepetition judgment ("Judgment") in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas ("CCP") against the debtor, Heriberto Melendez ("Debtor"). Memo in Supp. of Pls.' Mot. for Summ. J. ("Mot.") Ex. 1 at 6-7. In connection with the Judgment, the CCP determined that the Debtor had breached a contract by knowingly supplying the Plaintiffs with a false seller's disclosure statement ("Disclosure Statement") to induce them into purchasing his real property located…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. In Re David Louis Cohn, Debtor. Insurance Company of North America v. David Louis CohnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  2. General Electric Capital Corp. v. Acosta (In Re Acosta)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  3. In Re James D. Kennedy, Jr., Debtor. Alan D. Cowen and Josephine Cowen v. James D. Kennedy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  4. In the Matter of Robert William Norris and Emily Waller Norris, Debtors. Robert William Norris v. First National Bank in LulingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  5. Stevens v. Antonious (In Re Antonious)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Coluccio v. Sevastakis (In re Sevastakis)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 2018
  2. Smith v. Johnson-Battle (In re Johnson-Battle)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 2019
  3. Lehigh Valley Hosp. v. Dietrich (In re Dietrich)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Ketelhut v. AllenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2025
  5. Mansfield v. SwigerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2024

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