Spradlin v. Lakestates Workplace Solutions Inc. (In Re Spradlin)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

COHN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This is a bankruptcy appeal in an adversary proceeding with a long procedural history. The case began when the debtor, Robert C. Spradlin (Spradlin) sued defendants Lakestates Workplace Solutions, Inc, (Lakestates), Steelcase, Inc., (Steel-case), Steelcase Financial Services, Inc. (SFSI), 1 and the Holland Group, L.L.C., d/b/a Workplace Integrators’ (Holland) in Oakland County Circuit Court seeking to invalidate a non-competition agreement (NCA) between Spradlin and the Steelcase Parties.

When Spradlin later filed for bankruptcy, the…