Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Johnson, Curney & Fields, P.C. (In Re Simmons)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas
Decided February 3, 1997No. 19-50299PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS, OR ALTERNATIVELY, TO ABSTAIN, AND DECISION ON REQUEST FOR JURY DEMAND
LEIF M. CLARK, Bankruptcy Judge.
CAME ON for consideration the motion of defendants to dismiss this adversary proceeding, brought by a former chapter 11 debtor post-confirmation alleging various state law claims against his former bankruptcy (and pre-bankruptcy) counsel. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we conclude that the federal district courts do have subject matter jurisdiction over those claims which relate to the representation of plaintiff during his prior bankruptcy filing. We…
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