Legal Opinion

Texas v. Garner (In re Garner)

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida

Decided September 5, 2014No. Case No. 6:13-bk-10012-KSJ; Adversary No. 6:13-ap-00201-KSJPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chapter 7

MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge

Defendant, Shane Garner, owned and operated various entities that carried out a fraudulent scheme to provide purported debt management services targeting desperate consumers with large amounts of debt. Plaintiff, the State of Texas, filed suit in Texas state court against Garner and his businesses alleging violations of the Texas Deceptive Practices-Consumer Protection Act and the Texas Consumer Debt Management Services Act.1 Before a judgment was rendered in the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Allen v. Tyson Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Cohen v. De La CruzSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Idaho Department of Labor v. SlonimUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2023
  2. In Re: Fusion Connect, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2021
  3. United States of America v. Fusion Connect, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2020

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