Legal Opinion
Lopes v. U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (In Re Lopes)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 17, 1996No. Bankruptcy No. 95-10566. Adv. No. 95-1131PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER:(1) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;
(%) DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ARTHUR N. YOTOLATO, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court are Cross Motions for Summary Judgment in this adversary proceeding, wherein the Plaintiff-Debtor (Lopes) complains that the Internal Revenue Service improperly offset and paid her 1994 federal tax refund to the Defendant, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, on account of a debt owed by Ms. Lopes to HUD.
To determine whether summary judgment is appropriate, we follow the usual guidelines:
[Sjummary judgment…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Cherry Cotton Mills, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Nuclear Imaging Systems, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
- In Re LopesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1997
- In Re Calore Exp. Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
- Hanssen v. DPP/AAFES (In Re Hanssen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1996
- Lopes v. United States Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1997
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