Legal Opinion

Sicherman v. MBNA America Bank, N.A. (In Re Sterba)

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 29, 2008No. 07-8043PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOSEPH M. SCOTT, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.

The chapter 7 trustee filed an adversary proceeding in the debtors’ chapter 7 case pending in the Northern District of Ohio seeking to avoid preferential transfers from MBNA America Bank, N.A. (“Appellant”) in the amount of $8,206 under 11 U.S.C. §§ 544, 547, and 551 and Ohio Revised Code § 1313.56. The Appellant appeals an order of the bankruptcy court denying its motion to dismiss the adversary proceeding for improper venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1409(b).

I.ISSUE ON APPEAL

The issue raised by the parties in this appeal is whether 28 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  4. County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Murphy v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. In re: Robert J. Cummings and Deborah R. CummingsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 2014
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