Legal Opinion
Popular Auto, Inc. v. Reyes-Colon (In Re Reyes-Colon)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 2019No. 17-1971PPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Edgar Reyes-Colon ("Reyes-Colon"), a licensed plastic surgeon specializing in facial cosmetic surgery, allegedly failed to repay certain debts. In November 2006, one of his creditors, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico ("Banco Popular"), filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition that a second creditor, Popular Auto (collectively, "the Banks"), joined. Under 11 U.S.C. § 303 (b), fewer than three petitioning creditors cannot force a debtor into bankruptcy unless the debtor has fewer than twelve creditors in total. So the parties embarked on what has now turned into twelve years…
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