Legal Opinion
Double Bogey Lp v. Sylvester Enea
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2015No. 13-15809PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether California’s alter ego doctrine can create a “fiduciary” relationship under the Bankruptcy Code.
I
This case arises from a dispute between two non-natural persons, Double Bogey, L.P. and Appian Construction, Inc., regarding Appian’s alleged mismanagement of Double Bogey’s investments in several real estate projects. However, we are not presented with the question of Appian’s liability. Rather, we consider the liability of the two natural persons who owned and operated it.
Appian was created by brothers Paul and Sylvester Enea, who served…
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