Legal Opinion
Goldstein v. Marine Midland Bank, N.A. (In Re Goldstein)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided September 26, 1996No. 19-20012PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES B. HAINES, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
The defendants’ pending motion to dismiss challenges this court’s subject matter jurisdiction over three counts of the plaintiff/debtor’s complaint. Although the defendants acknowledge jurisdiction over alleged violations of the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay (Count I) and discharge injunction (Count II), they contend jurisdiction does not exist over those counts alleging post-petition violations of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (F.D.C.P.A.) (Count III), seeking costs and fees under the statute authorizing “court[s] of…
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