Johns v. Steege (In Re National Industrial Chemical Co.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ERWIN I. KATZ, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the motion of Catherine Steege, not individually but solely as the Chapter 7 Trustee of National Industrial Chemical Company (the “Trustee”), for a remanded ruling on her motion to dismiss Louis C. Johns’ (“Johns”) complaint seeking both a declaratory judgment that certain drums containing hazardous waste materials are property of National Industrial Chemical’s (“NIC”) bankruptcy estate and an order directing the Trustee to clean up the waste materials. The motion to dismiss was converted to a motion for…