Legal Opinion
Lassman v. Reilly (In Re Feeley)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 21, 2008No. 19-30182PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOAN N. FEENEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The matters before the Court are the Chapter 7 Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim of John J. Reilly, Jr., and the Chapter 7 Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim of Raymond Kohlman. The primary issue presented by the Motions is whether the Chapter 7 Trustee is immune from suit. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that the Trustee is protected from the assertion of counterclaims by John J. Reilly, Jr. (“Reilly”) and Raymond Kohlman (“Kohlman”) under the doctrine of derivative judicial immunity.
II. BACKGROUND
The…
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