Van Winkle v. Belleview Valley Land Co.

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO In re: FRED DALE VAN WINKLE, No. 13-11743 t7 Debtor. BRIAN VAN WINKLE and TAMMY SPRAGUE, Co-personal representatives, Plaintiffs, v. Adv. No. 20-1022 t BELLEVIEW VALLEY LAND CO., JOHN H. WILLIAMS, and ELLEN B. WILLIAMS, Defendants. OPINION After a long day of mediation, the parties to this adversary proceeding resolved their disputes and signed a settlement agreement. They filed a joint motion to approve the settlement. In an unexpected turn of events, the only objection to the joint motion was filed by Brian Van Winkle, one of plaintiff’s…