Legal Opinion
Malone v. Norwest Financial California, Inc.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided February 3, 2000No. CIV.S-99-692 LKK/JFM, CIV.S-99-693 LKK/PANPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KARLTON, Chief Judge Emeritus.
Pending before the court is the defendants’ motions to refer these suits to the bankruptcy court. I decide the matter on the papers and pleadings filed herein and after oral argument.
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PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 8, 1999, the plaintiffs, Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitioners, filed a putative class-action lawsuit. They seek, inter alia, disgorgement of profits and punitive damages premised on the alleged improper solicitation of reaffirmation agreements and collection of pre-petition debt, assert-edly in violation of 11 U.S.C. § 524. 1 They also seek damages…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Molloy v. Primus Automotive Financial ServicesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2000
- Henry v. Associates Home Equity Services, Inc. (In Re Henry)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 2001
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