Legal Opinion
Tannenbaum v. Smith (In Re Smith)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 8, 2001No. 19-11926PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
STEPHEN A. STRIPP, Bankruptcy Judge. 1
This is the court’s decision on a motion by plaintiff Deborah Del Nobile Tannen-baum, the chapter 7 trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Bernea Smith, for summary judgment on the counterclaim filed by defendant Friedman & Associates (hereinafter the “Friedman firm”), which asserts a statutory and common law lien on its attorney’s file and in the proceeds of settlement of a personal injury case. The Friedman firm opposes the motion. The court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334(b), 151 and 157(a). This is a core proceeding…
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