Parks v. Progressive Northern Insurance (In Re Hokanson)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PROGRESSIVE’S DEFENSE OF LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

DALE L. SOMERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

The matter before the Court is the Defendant’s contention that the Court lacks jurisdiction over the Trustee’s Complaint for Willful Violation of Bankruptcy Stay. Plaintiff, Linda S. Parks, in her capacity as the Chapter 7 Trustee (hereafter Trustee), appears by Gaye B. Tibbets, of Hite, Fanning & Honeyman, L.L.P. Defendant, Progressive Northern Insurance Company (hereafter Progressive or Defendant), appears by Kevin M. McMaster and Dallas L. Rakestraw of McDonald,…