Auburn Development Corp. v. Shorton (In Re Shorton)

MEMORANDUM

JOAN N. FEENEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The matter before the Court is the Complaint filed by Auburn Development Corporation (“Auburn”) against the Debtor, John B. Shorton (“Shorton” or the “Debt- or”). Through its Complaint, Auburn seeks a determination that the Debtor, a former attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, “wrongfully, and fraudulently converted the assets of Auburn Development Corporation, which he held in a fiduciary capacity, for his own use.” The Debtor, in his Answer, denied Auburn’s allegations. The Court conducted a trial…