Bombart v. The Family Center at Sunrise, LLC
Filing
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OPINION and ORDER Affirming Bankruptcy Court's Order Granting Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Final Judgment; Denying Appellant's Appeal; Closing Case. Signed by Judge Robin L. Rosenberg on 10/6/2014. (ls) NOTICE: If there are sealed documents in this case, they may be unsealed after 1 year or as directed by Court Order, unless they have been designated to be permanently sealed. See Local Rule 5.4 and Administrative Order 2014-69.
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Appel s a gume f pe ii ng t Ba u c Cour t r - n isca e a a s r
lee' r
nt or ttoni he nkr pt y
t o e ope t s nd s e t
isj rs ito wa t a Ap eln wa e sn ily s e n t i v ld t t Ba k p c Co r'
t u idcin s h t p l t s se tal e kig o n aiae he n nzty u t
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r
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l ' e hi s nc r he ol ton
nkr pt ou
r ij n t n,a d t e
t nu ci n h
o
a t o i o ab n r pc c u toe f rei o ij ncin
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y
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td
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5 3 r 0 4.
a k u ty o r' u idcin tc i i s i t i he
b n nz c c ur'j rs ito i te t t b n r p c e tt a dp s confr aton t debt '
a k pty o ts u id ci n s id o he a k u ty sae n o t im i he ors
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e tt c a e t e s . Se i a 1 . A ppela ' vi i a s s
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r o nf ce t
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nu cins S e i.a 9 9
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70.
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n he as l
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ti
t
l s ew
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n nlty u t nep ee t wn r e n t wn nu to nd p id t ner aton
t Appela ' s a e c t l w s t A Ba r pt y Cour' nt r ea i of is own or r i
o
l nt s t t our a ui.
nk u c
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t
de s s
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ntte o ubs a i l f r e nd s evi w d
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ti
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bel t Cour fndst tt Ba u c Cour di nota e isdi
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de .
r he l dc , il o he s e ope t s r f r d r
nttes owned
by t Ap la t t Appelee
he pel nt o he
l .
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t
ln
kes m uc of t f c t t
h
he a t ha
doc nt ton s bs ue t t Sal Or r di not i c ude r f r nce t A ppe l e
ume a i u eq nt o he
e de d
nl
e ee s o
le , t
he
Ba u c Cou' dir ga ded t s c e i by notng t t A
nkr pt y
l se r
t
hi ontnton
i ha
ppe l nt s s a e c t l w s t
la ' t t our a ui
s u h t h vettei t ep o e t e sn ily ta se r d b c t A la t A snot d by t
o g t o a il n h r p ry se tal r nf re a k o ppeln
e
he
.
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nkr c
t uc n to
d s nta l nvai t he l de
.
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he i ly
t Appela ' sa e c tlws tc d ha be n vi we undera dif r ntl ha t s t
he
lnts t t our a ui oul ve e e d
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t or mpl ,
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s or e i f
ve , ncude
m nd ha he s t d ope t
r nse r o m
vi s c fc pe f
a pe ii ronua e. The Ba u c Cour ' or r m us t r f e be vi e i lgh of
nc
nkr pt y
ts de
t he e or
ew d n i t
Appe lntssat c tlws t a i i i t slg t t Cour vi wst Ba upt Cour'
la ' t e our a ui, nd t s n hi i ht hat he
t e he nkr cy
ts
i e r t i ofisown Sal Or ra Confr ton Or r
nt m caton t
e de nd
ima i
de .
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e nfr to de p cfc ly no n d h r s c to y n e s n r ni ,
t
die l de i tve y, or ot r s , of any cli or s t o la lt whi coul ha be
r cty, rva i l
he wie
am
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ch
d ve e
n
a s r e aga ns a o t r e ed pa tes i t or r DE 2 A tach.9 at 48.
s e td
i t ny f he el as
r i n he de .
t
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el as
pa te i l d the Pur ha e ' a t Ba u c Cour a a st ha concuded t tChe
ris nc ude û
t
c s r' nd he nkr pt y
t ppe r o ve
l
ha i
t
Pur has r' i l
c e ' nc uded t Appe l nt I
he
la . d
The Contr a i Or r a s r t i excusve
im ton de lo e aned
l i
j rs it n o e a y camsma eo p o e dig c mme c d a ans t e P r h s ra wel as
u id ci v r n li
o
d r rc e n s o n e g i t h u c ae s l
rtii gt eûuls a d mo te tn iej rs ito 't a c mpls tei tnsa dp r o e o
ean n h t le t n s x e sv u idcin'o c o ih h ne t n u p s s f
f
4Pu tng asde a perphe a conc r ,t r ea eofla lt f pa tcpa si t ba u c pr e n
ti
i ny i r l
e
ibiiy or rii nt n he nkr pty oce dig i uded
ac ve ou f fa e a tons ns he el s
ar - t or r udulnt c i
ncl
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t ch.9 at48.
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t pln,whi h i t n i e nt d a ge r li
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c n ur mplme e
ne a
n u cint a sae t a al ro wh hed a
j n to h t ttd h t lpes ns o l n
e t i e e t t w a di c r ed or t nni t
quiy nt r s hat s s ha g
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e pur ua t t pl woul be pe ma nt
d
s nt o he an
d
r ne l
y
e j ie fo tkn a y a to ta d d n tc mpy o wa i conssentwih t pln or t
n on d r m a ig n cin h t i o o l r s n it
t he a
he
Confr ton Or . Se i a 53, 35.
ima i
der e d. t
I r ponse, Appeleaguest tt Ba u c Cour' ij insdi not
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le r
ha he nkr pty
ts nuncto d
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la t s t t our a u t
t ut iy or ln
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aig h c pe f n n u cin s
h we e ,h c u tta is e te ij n to Aferr vi wi t or r t Bankr cy Cour
o v r te o r h t su d h nu cin t e e ng he de s he
upt
t
.
r i upon i is de i i n, t c tsr a oni a t t t iy off t i t r or
eled
n t c s o he our' e s ng nd he o alt
acs n he ec d, t Cour
,
he
t
tnds t Ba u e sC ou ts i e r t to
i
he nkr pt y'
r ' nt p e a i n
oft s peofisownij ton wasno a a e
he co
t
nunci
t n bus
of di c e i . Furhe m o e,t Cour fnds t t t Ba upt
s r ton
t r r he
t i
ha he nkr c
y Cour' i e r t to wa
ts nt p e ai n s
s t ntve y co r c .
ubs a i l r e t
The gr va e ofA ppela ' s a e c tl s t
a m n
l nt s t t our aw ui
w as a t Ba
, s he nknl c Cour not , an
pt y
t ed
a tck o t va i t oft Sal Or r The Pa te do notdipu e t tt Appela wast
ta n he ldiy
he c de .
ri s
s t ha he
lnt
h
e
s c owneroft c oldaed de or i t ba upt
ol
he ons i t
bt s n he nkr
c pr e ng. See 13- 0 , DE 1 a 9;
y oce di
01 28
0 t
1 6231 DE 2 Ata h. l a 26. Ownerhi oft d s e pr pe t w
35,
tc 6 t
s p
he iput d o ry
a ta f re i t
s r ns e r d n he
ba upt pr e di fom Appe lntswholy o
nkr ey oc e ng r
la '
l wned de orenttest Appel e
bt - ii o
le . M or
eover,
t vai t ofAppele s tte i t diput d pr
he ldiy
le' il n he s e o
pery,whih i obt ne vi t ba u c
t
c t ai d a he nkr pt y
pr e ng a t Sae Or r wa unde at k i t sa eco tpr ee ngsby vit
oce di s nd he l de , s
r tac n he t t ur oc di
rue
of t
he
wa r nt dee exe ut d by Appe le i f vor of Appela ' s s e . For a s a e c t t or r
ra y d c e
le n a
lnts i t r
t t our o de
ta f r oftte t Appe lnt i woul l cal f l t tt sa e c tw
r nse
il o
la , t
d ogi ly olow ha he t t our oul fnd t t t
d i ha he
5Fo e mpl,Appela ar
lnt
r xa e
g e ta tej rs it nrsr e b t Ba k u tyCo r wa o l v ldup untls h
u s h t h uidoso eev d y he n rpc u t s ny ai
ci
i uc
tm e a t ba upt pr e ngs we e cl ed
i
s he nkr cy oc edi
r
u
pon t cos of t pr ee ngs Appelant a gue
he l e
he oc di ,
l
r s te
rsrain ofj rs it n v ns e . See DE 2 Ata . 9 a 48. A ppele alo agues t t unde t , h
eev t
o
uidci a ih d
o
tch
le s r
ha
r he pln
i e enedbyt Ba u cyCour t pu ch e wasdefnetasM r
mplm t
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prorta f rofttet Ap le waswr ul I i notf asa e c tt de det ta f r
i r nse
il o pel e
ongf . t s
or tt our o ci ha ede al
ba u c cou ' ha e r d. For t s r as
nkr pt y
l s re
t
he e e ons t Cour fnds t t t Ba
t i
ha he nknl c Co t
pt y ur
, he
c r ty f
orec l ound t tAppela ' sa e c ts twas uli
ha
lnts tt our ui
tm
Or rand Confr ton Or roft Ba upt y C
de
ima i
de
he nkr c
a el a c l t r la t k on t Sal
t y ola e a tac
he e
o ta as a r s t Appela ' lws twas
ur nd,
e ul,
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.
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t onsde s
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ppe s o ocuson t l t oftmet tpa s bewee t cos o t underyi ba u c
he eng h i ha s ed t n he l e f he
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ca e a t flng ofA ppe l nt s l w s t t t wih t f c t tt orgi lba upty ca e
s nd he ii
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wascos d. Appel e' a g e i t sr ga d i prmarl ba e upon a a t
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a
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70
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r
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la ' r
nt he nt r e a i
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nu to ud t e e4 o h % ms' f n te a k u ty
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ae
c t The Cour fndst tAl r
our.
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c u tma is eij n to swihn te s o o isa t o i , (i aba upty c 'ma a tt
o r y su n u ci n t i h c pe f t u h rt i) nkr e oul y c o
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t
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eain f t wn nu cin s
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o oe t r no c e e a j d me s a r m 1 S.
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i s a or e t ti nec s r and a opr a e t c r y outt pr s ons ofTil 11. Because
s ue ny d r ha s es a y
ppr i t o a r
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he
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