Legal Opinion
Roberge v. Roberge (In Re Roberge)
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 7, 1995No. Bankruptcy No. 94-32674-S. Civ. A. No. 3:95CV488PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, Senior District Judge.
This matter is an appeal from a decision of the Bankruptcy Court denying Kay M. Roberge relief from the automatic stay in order to prosecute an equitable distribution suit against the debtor, Robert Arnold Roberge, Sr., in a Florida state court. Because the Bankruptcy Court’s action constituted an abuse of discretion, the decision of that court is reversed, the automatic stay is lifted with respect to Ms. Roberge’s equitable distribution proceeding in Florida, and the ease is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re Harry C. Robbins, a Single Person, Debtor. Revalle Robbins v. Harry C. RobbinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- In Re John Paul White, Debtor, John Paul White v. Patricia Ann WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- In Re BeckerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- Angeles Real Estate Co. v. KerxtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
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