Legal Opinion

Estep v. Fifth Third Bank of N.W. Ohio (In Re Estep)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided September 29, 1994No. 19-10687PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR WILLFUL VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY

WALTER J. KRASNIEWSKI, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the Court upon John Estep’s (“Estep”) adversary complaint against Fifth Third Bank (“Bank”) seeking damages for the Bank’s alleged willful violation of the automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362. The Court finds that Estep’s complaint is not well taken and should be dismissed.

FACTS

At trial, Estep called no witnesses of his own. Rather, he elicited the testimony of Greg Sova (“Sova”), associate counsel for the Bank, and Clara Sancrant (“Sancrant”),…

2Cases cited15 opinions

Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,030 in Re Edsel Adams and Frances T. Adams, Debtors. Barclays/american Business Credit, Inc. v. Edsel Adams and Frances T. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,846, 4 Ucc rep.serv.2d 210 in Re Celeryvale Transport, Inc., Debtor. Richard P. Jahn, Jr., Trustee v. M.W. Kellogg Company, Inc., D/B/A Pullman Trailmobile, and Federal Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
First National Bank of Louisville v. Fidelity American Mortgage Co. (In Re Fidelity American Mortgage Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
First Natl. Bank of Cincinnati v. CianelliOhio Court of Appeals · 1991

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3Cited by12 opinions

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In Re Grubbs Construction Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2005
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