Legal Opinion

Connecticut National Bank v. Panaia (In Re Panaia)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided October 2, 1986No. 19-10171PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JAMES F. QUEENAN, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.

David J. Panaia (the “Debtor”) moves for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs against the Connecticut National Bank (the “Bank”). For the reasons stated herein, the Court declines to award attorneys’ fees under 11 U.S.C. § 523(d).

I. FACTS

The Bank brought this adversary proceeding against the Debtor on June 29, 1984, seeking to determine the discharge-ability of a debt. The debt owed to the Bank concerned a promissory note secured by a mortgage on real property located in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The Bank received the note and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Messenger v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  4. Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  5. United States v. Robert B. Sutton and Sutton Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re American Hardwoods, Inc., Debtor. American Hardwoods, Inc. v. Deutsche Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  2. 150 North Street Associates Ltd. Partnership v. City of Pittsfield (In Re 150 North Street Associates Ltd. Partnership)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
  3. Charlton Memorial Hospital v. Foxboro Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1993
  4. 56 ASSOC. v. DiorioDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2008
  5. In Re BertolamiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1999

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