Pirinate Consulting Group, LLC v. Maryland Department of the Environment (In re Newpage Corp.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEVIN GROSS, U.S.B.J.

OVERVIEW

Pirinate Consulting Group, Litigation Trustee (the “Trustee”) for the NP Creditor Litigation Trust, has filed an avoidance action against the Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) and seeks to avoid three separate payments as preferences under section 547(b) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”). Both parties have moved for summary judgment (the “Motions”), and there are seven (7) issues ripe for adjudication. For the following reasons, the Court will grant MDE’s motion and, accordingly, deny the Trustee’s motion.

FACTS

There are no…