Legal Opinion

Fonseca v. Government Employees Ass'n (Fonseca)

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit

Decided December 24, 2015No. BAP NO. PR 15-033; Bankruptcy Case No. 12-06148-MCF; Adversary Proceeding No. 13-00184-MCFPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deasy, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.

Rafael Velez Fonseca (the “Debtor”) appeals from the bankruptcy court’s May 7, 2015 Opinion and Order granting the motion for summary judgment filed by Government Employees Association, a/k/a Asociación de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (“AEELA”), and denying the Debtor’s cross-motion for summary judgment, on the Debtor’s complaint against AEELA for alleged violations of the discharge injunction imposed by § 524(a).1 For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND2

AEELA is a “non-profit savings and loan association”…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Home State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Lines v. FrederickSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Ocasio-Hernandez v. Fortuno-BursetCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  4. Arruda v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  5. Velázquez-Pérez v. Developers Diversified Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Peaje Invs. LLC v. Puerto Rico Highways (In re Fin. Oversight & Mgmt. Bd. for Puerto Rico)United States District Court · 2017
  2. In re CruzUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2018
  3. Moya v. Administracion Sistemas De Retiro De L. Empleados Del Gobierno Y La Judicatura (In re Vargas Moya)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2019
  4. Asociacion de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado v. Angel Ruben Mojica NievesBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2023
  5. David Vargas Moya and Sandra Ramirez Perez v. Administracion Sistemas de Retiro de Empleados del Gobierno y la Judicatura, et al.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2019

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