In Re Mayes

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAVID P. McDonald, Chief Judge.

JURISDICTION

This Court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of this proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334, 151, and 157 and Local Rule 29 of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. This is a “core proceeding” pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B), which the Court may hear and determine.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Cooke Sales and Service Co. (Cooke) filed their unsecured Claim Number 12 in the amount of $100,105.54. The Trustee filed an objection to the claim raising questions of whether the debtor had…