Legal Opinion
Fustolo v. 50 Thomas Patton Drive, LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 24, 2016No. 15-1340PPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
We hold in this case that a claim to payment that 50 Thomas Patton Drive, LLC (“Patton Drive”) holds against Steven Fustolo (“Fustolo”) “is not contingent as to liability or the subject of a bona fide dispute as to liability or amount” within the meaning of section 303(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. 11 U.S.C. § 303(b)(1). We therefore affirm the decision of the bankruptcy court, which found Patton Drive qualified to join with two other creditors also holding non-contingent, undisputed claims to force Fustolo into an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding.
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