Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. BMW Bank of North America (In Re Dorton)
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 21, 2005No. Bankruptcy No. 04-00151, Adversary No. 04-10028PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION REGARDING DISMISSAL OF ADVERSARY PROCEEDING
S. MARTIN TEEL, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.
The plaintiff, Kevin R. McCarthy, is the trustee of the debtor’s estate under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.). The defendant, BMW Bank of North America (“BMW”), holds a security interest in a motor vehicle in which the debtor, Philip Wayne Dorton, owned an interest (which became property of the estate). McCarthy seeks to avoid BMW’s security interest in that estate property as a preference under 11 U.S.C. § 547(b), and seeks ancillary relief flowing from that avoidance. In a prior order…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- McCarthy v. BMW Bank of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- In Re DrakeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
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