Bahdio v. Balentine

By Judge Robert p. Doherty, Jr.

This matter is before the Court on two separate motions filed by Bahdio, a Motion for Summary Judgment and a Motion to Dismiss for lack of standing. In response to the second motion, the Court ordered the parties to join Mr. Leake, the trustee in Balentine’s bankruptcy proceedings.

The facts, as agreed by the parties, show that Balentine filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy with her husband in 1992. During the bankruptcy, Balentine owned a parcel of land in Costa Rica. She did not list the land as an asset in the bankruptcy proceeding. Subsequently, she sold the land and…