Cook v. Blazer et al

Filing 50

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 6/20/2016. (eot)

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TH E O H IO CO M PA N K
D ef
endants.
M EM O RAN D UM O W N ION
I t s m at er,pl ntf Rac
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ai if
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k led
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avare y o c a m sag i tde e
it f li
a ns f ndant J hn Riha d Bl e ,Sc t M c t ,a
so
c r az r o t oua e nd
The Ohi Com pany. ECF No.16. I lghtoft pendi bankrupt y pr eedi
o
n i
he
ng
c oc ng

r l t t Bl e ( S.
e a ed o az r U. Bankr c Co t N. Ohi ,CaB No 1 31 ) t c ur
upt y ur , D. o
e . 6- 463 , he o t
s ayed a1 f t r proc
t
l ur he
eedi agai hi . E CF N o.44. I t
ngs
nst m
t hen o
rder t
ed he

r m ai ngpa te t fl br e sa e sngwhe he Co k' c a m sag ns M c t
e ni
r i s o ie i f ddr s i
t r o s li
ai t oua e
and The Ohi Co pan (o lc i l t t n- bt rd f ndant ' s ul a s be
o m y c le tvey he t de o e e
no
s' ho d lo
)
s
tayed. The c
ourtheard argum enton June 16,2016,and t s m at e i now r pe f
hi
tr s
i or
c i aton.
ons der i

W hie bankr c s ays ar gene l avaiabl onl t t debt a c t
l
upt y t
e
raly
l e y o he
qr, our
m ay ext
end t st t nonhe ay o
debt c
or odef
endant i t
snd
unus c rc s anc '
ual i um t es.
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Kr il rv.Go d r ,47 F. 2 21 ( t Ci . 07 . Fo e m pl , heFo t
e se
l be R 8 3d 09, 3 4 h r 20 ) r xa e t
ur h
Ci c thasexpl ned t an ï
r ui
ai
hat
t
unusuals t i ...ari esw hen t e i s h an
i uaton
s
her s uc

i
dent t be w een t de or and t t r part def
iy t
he bt
he hi d- y endantt t de orm ay be
hat he bt

s i t bet r a - r y d f nda a t taj mentag ns t t r pa t
a d o he e lpa t e e nt nd ha udg
ai t he hi d- r y
d f ndantwili e f c beaj m e o fnd ng ag i tt d bt r' A. Ro ns
ee
l n fe t
udg nt r i i
a ns he e o . H. bi
'
Co v.Pi cni 78 F. 9 999 ( t Ci .1 86 .C Iil t a i n o s h a
. c i n, 8 2d 94,
4 h r 9 ) C lus r to f uc
AI
siuat o woul be a s t agai ta t rd- y who i ent ted t abs ut i
t in
d
ui
ns hi part
s il o ol e ndem niy
t

b t de o o a c unto a j me t tm i htr s tag i tt m i t
y he bt r n c o
f ny vdg nt ha g e ul a ns he n he
CaSO. I .
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I t i j i bre , he no d bt rde e
n her o nt i f t
n- e o f ndant ur et c ur t s a t
s g he o t o t y he
ent r c e pendi res ut on o Bl
i e as
ng ol i f azersbankr c proc
'
upt y
eedi The not t
ng. y
e hat

Co k a l g sva i usc a m sag i ta lt e de e ant , s e j i and
o le e ro l i
a ns l hr e f nd s and e ks ont
severallabiiy f her dam ages. M or
i lt or
eover t y cl m t s at l gove ng
, he ai he t e aw
rni
Cook' ac i pro des a s at or r ghtofc r but on f any dam ages awar
s t on vi
t ut y i
ont i i or
ded.

Se Ohi Re Co e j2307. . . Fi ly,t y a g a l wi t saci n t
e o v. d
25(
1
na l he r ue lo ng hi to o
proc w o d pr ur Bl er t r ai i ved i t lt gaton and s
eed ul ess e az o em n nvol
n he i i i
addl hi
e m

w ih t burde oft rd- t di e
t he
n
hi par y s over I lght oft s,t non- bt def
y. n i
hi he
de or endant
s
beleve unus c rc s ances s
i
ual i um t
uppor ext i oft bankrupt y s ay.
t ens on
he
c t
The c t di
our sar ees. The non- bt def
de or endant of e no evi
s fr
dence t
hey are
entt ed t t t
i l o he ype ofabs ut i
ol e ndem niy desc i i Pi i n. The m er f tt
t
r bed n cc ni
e ac hat

t m ay be ent t ed t c r but on f
hey
i l o ont i i rom Bl r i i fc ent Credi Ali e
aze s nsufi i .
t lanc

Co p. W ilam s 851F. 11 1 -21 ( t Ci .1 88 (e usngt e e
r v. li ,
2d 9, 20
4 h r 9 ) r f i o xt nd
bankrupt y s ay t guarant ofnot exec ed by bankruptc porat on,des t
c t o
or
e
ut
or
i
pi e
e denc t t guarant w as entt ed t br ng c ai sf c ri i t ough
vi
e hat he
or
il o i l m or ont but on hr

t bankr c pr c ed ng ;Cr s m Ba v. r y, B. 4 496 ( S.
he
upt y o e i ) e co
nk Te r 499 R. 94,
D. C.

2 3 (( s at o y rg t br ng a aci n f ri mni a i n i no s fce t
01 ) ( t ut r i ht o i n to o nde sc to s t ufii nt o
A1
j tf e e i n o t a o atcs a ';Do l v.Fl e wo d Ho e o Vi ani
us iy xt nso f he ut m i t y.) y e
'
e t o m s f r i a.
I . No. 0 CV- 442, 09 W L 1 069 a * ( D. . Apr 30 20 )
nc, 2:8- 1
20
21 7, t 2 S. W Va. . , 09
(e usng t e t ndbankr c s a d s t e de et tt no d bt r
rf i o xe
upt y t y e pie vi nc ha he n- e o

de e nt we ee il d t c nti i n fo ba uptc e e nt . No c t
f nda s r ntte o o rbuto r m nkr
od f nda ) r an he
st be e ended t ol y bec
ay
xt
t el
s
ause ofan appr
ehended l er use agai tt debt o
at
ns he
or f
ofensi co l er es oppelort pr edent alefec ofan adver dec s o '
f ve l at al t
he ec
i
f t
se i i n.
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Que ni Lt v. aa d l ' 321F.d 282, 8 ( Ci.2 ) I e s h a
e e. d. Ny r ntl
,
3
28 2d r 003 . nd ed, uc
br
oad unders andi of(
t
ng d
unus ci c s ances'woul caus a t
ual r um t
'
d
e ï
vastand
unwar
rant i er e
ed nt f rence wi h c
t rediors enf cem e oft r r ght agai tnont ' or
nt hei i s
ns

de or e def
bt o- endant ' 1 . Fi l i i unc ear att s ear y st i Coo s ac i
s. d. naly, t s l
'
hi
l age f k' ton
w ilrequi e subs ant aldi cover f om Bl er suc t he w ilbe pre
l
r
t i
s
y r
az
h hat
l
vent f
ed zom
s ess uly pur ng hi ongoi bankr c pr eedi
ucc f l
sui
s
ng
upt y oc
ng. See,e. ,I r
=. n e

Re i e i Ca t l LLC, B. 5 9,54 ( nkr S. N . 201 )(o l c i
s d ntal pia .
480 R. 2
0 Ba . D. Y. 2 c le tng
c es t e end t aut atc s ay t non- orsonl w here t di over
as hat xt
he om i t o
debt
y
he sc y

bur n i e f r swih t d bt rspe i bankr c pr c e ng . Thus t
de nt re e t he e o ' nd ng
upty o e di )
, he
c ur i no pe s edt tt sc s pr s nt G
o t s t r uad ha hi a e e e s unus lcr um s anc s'us iyi
ua ic t e 'j tf ng
e ens on oft bankrupt y s ay.
xt i
he
c t

Li w i e,t cour w ilnote ci e i s di c et on t s ay t lspr
ke s he
t l
xer s t s r i o t li oceedi t n
ng t
i

t i e e t o j tc and i c nt o o ( s do ke . tlOiwe l r o L. v.
he nt r s s f us i e
n o r l f i l c t'
t
'Na ' l l Va c . P.

M udKi Pr ducs l .No. 1 - 31 0,201 WL 1 4876 at* ( D. x. y
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3
9 6, b S. Te Ma
992 3 (ii W e e r h v. br bo r Co p. 7 F. 5 545 ( t Ci.1 ).
01 ) ctng da wo t Fi e a d r , 06 2d 41,
5 h r 983 )

Though Cook i t aly c eded t a s ay w asnec ary,she r
nii l onc
hat t
ess
evers cour
ed
se
dur ng argum ent Cook now w i hest pur he c ai s agai tt noni
.
s
o
sue r l m
ns he
debt
or

de e
f ndant .De a o t s a wila s be ts r j ca efc e y.Ac o di l
s ni l f he t y l l o s e ve udii l fi i nc
c r ng y,
t non- bt def
he
de or endant 'r
s eques f e ens on oft bankr c s ay i
t or xt i
he
upt y t s
D EN I . Abs an order f om t bankrupt y c
ED
ent
r
he
c ourte endi t st t s
xt
ng he ay, hi
ac i s lpr eed.
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