Legal Opinion
Ottaviano v. Sorokin & Sorokin, P.C. (In Re Ottaviano)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 9, 1986No. 19-20153PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Chief Judge.
The matter before the court is the complaint of the debtor, Peter D. Ottaviano, for the return “for the benefit of [the] estate” of $2,900.00 received by the defendant, So-rokin & Sorokin, P.C. (hereinafter “Soro-kin”). The complaint asserts three causes of action: a fraudulent transfer to Sorokin avoidable under 11 U.S.C. § 548; knowing receipt by Sorokin of embezzled funds; and participation by Sorokin as a party to an embezzlement. 1 A brief evidentiary hearing held on September 10,1986, established the factual background that follows.
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Einoder v. Mount Greenwood Bank (In Re Einoder)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- Matter of WilcherUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- Matter of DriscollUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1986
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Realty Portfolio, Inc. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- LaBarge v. Benda (In Re Merrifield)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- In Re TorontoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1994
- Houston v. Eiler (In Re Cohen)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Bruce v. RepublicBank-South Austin (In Re Bruce)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1989
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