White v. Gaffney (In re Lloyd)

Elizabeth D. Katz, United States Bankruptcy Judge

Before the Court is an order directed at Anne J. White (the "Trustee"), the plaintiff in this adversary proceeding and trustee in the underlying Chapter 7 bankruptcy case filed by Steven C. Lloyd (the "Debtor"), requiring the Trustee to show cause as to why the adversary proceeding should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. If the claims brought by the Trustee against Michael T. Gaffney ("Gaffney"), the Debtor's former attorney, are property of the bankruptcy estate pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1),1 the Trustee has standing to…