Legal Opinion
Kapila v. Bank of America, N.A. (In re Pearlman)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided July 16, 2013No. Case No. 6:07-bk-00761-KSJ; Adversary No. 6:09-ap-00054-KSJPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*880Chapter 11
MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING TRUSTEE’S DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge
The Chapter 11 Trustee, Soneet R. Ka-pila, has requested a jury trial in this adversary proceeding seeking the recovery of numerous alleged fraudulent transfers made by the Debtors to the Defendant and other similarly situated banks in furtherance of a massive Ponzi scheme. The Court concludes that the Trastee is not entitled to a jury trial and denies his request.
On March 1, 2007, four creditors1 filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against Louis J. Pearlman under §…
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