Blackwell v. Zollino (In Re Blackwell for the Estate of I.G. Services Ltd.)

Order and Memorandum Granting Defendant Zollino’s Jury Demand

LEIF M. CLARK, Bankruptcy Judge.

Came on for consideration the Defendant Jose P. Zollino (“Zollino”) Jury Demand and Statement Regarding Consent. In hopes of clarifying some of the procedural issues associated with jury demands and withdrawing the reference from a bankruptcy court, the court issues the following opinion.

I. Background

On February 2, 2001, Defendant Jose P. Zollino (“Zollino”) filed a jury demand in the above-styled adversary proceeding. On the same day, Zollino filed a Statement Regarding Consent, indicating that he…