Am. Standard Energy, Corp. v. Geronimo Holding Corp. (In re Am. Standard Energy, Corp.)

TONY M. DAVIS, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

The plaintiffs1 here seek, in part, a judgment declaring that their bankruptcy discharge injunction has been violated; in response, the defendants2 filed a motion to dismiss on the theory that state court litigation to establish that term assignments of oil and gas leases have terminated does not involve the assertion of a "claim," and therefore does not violate the discharge injunction.3

I. BACKGROUND 4

A. The initial term assignments.

In February of 2012, Geronimo, which is owned by Randall Capps and XOG Operating, *140LLC, agreed to convey certain…