BARRY CHATZ, U.S. TRUSTEE v. O’ROURKE & MOODY LLP, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION BARRY CHATZ, U.S. TRUSTEE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) CAUSE NO. 2:20-CV-377-PPS ) O’ROURKE & MOODY LLP, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER This case stems from legal advice given by attorney Michael Moody through his law firm, O’Rourke & Moody, to New City Auto Group when it was trying to purchase a Nissan dealership in Northwest Indiana. The deal went south when New City didn’t have sufficient finances, and New City ended up in bankruptcy. The liquidating bankruptcy trustee now blames Moody and his firm for a…