Planning and Filing Colorado Bankruptcy Cases

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Recent Notable Opinions from Colorado Bankruptcy Courts

Weinman v. Miscio & Stroud, et al., Adversary Proceeding No. 03-1109-SBB decided January 30, 2004 by the Colorado Bankruptcy Court. The trustee in this Chapter 11 case filed an adversary complaint under 11 USC.547 & 550 to avoid preferential transfers against a corporation and two individuals. The trustee contended the debtor tendered 2 prohibited payments totaling $29,000 to the corporation within 90 ninety days before the petition was filed. The complaint further alleged that the corporation subsequently transferred these payments to the individual defendants in separate installments. While the adversary complaint was pending before the Colorado Bankruptcy Court, the corporation agreed to accept a default judgment. The trustee's complaint asserted two claims for relief: 1) the transfers to the corporation  were voidable as preferences according to 11 USC 547(b), and 2) "In the alternative, the [corporation] upon receipt of the funds was obligated to immediately disburse the funds to the [two individuals]. Therefore, the corporation was merely a conduit, and [the two individuals] are initial transferees." The corporation failed to answer the complaint yet indicated to the trustee's office it did not object to a default judgment entered by the Colorado Bankruptcy Court. After entry of the default judgment, the 2 individuals sought dismissal of the complaint upon the pleadings based upon the doctrine of election of remedies. The Colorado Bankruptcy Court held: Because the corporation was insolvent, controlled by the individuals, and retained questionable authority to accept a default judgment, the Colorado Bankruptcy Court was not prohibited to allow the trustee to seek reimbursement from the individuals.

Recent Notable Opinions of the Supreme Court of The United States:

Archer v. Warner, Docket Number: 01-1418 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI, Argued January 13, 2007, Decided March 31, 2007. Leonard and Arlene Warner sold the Warner Manufacturing Company to Elliott and Carol Archer. Later, the Archers sued the Warners for fraud related to the sale. This suit was settled. According to the settlement agreement, the Archers released the Warners of all liability except for a $100,000 promissory note. After the suit  was voluntarily dismissed, the Warners defaulted on the first payment due on the note. The Archers then sued the Warners for collection in state court, and in turn, the Warners filed Chapter 7. The Archers objected to the discharge of their note. The Code states a debt shall not be dischargeable "to the extent it is for money obtained by false pretenses, a false representation, or actual fraud." This motion was denied and discharge of liability for payment of the note was granted. The District Court and Court of Appeals affirmed. Held: In a 7-2 opinion, the Court concluded "the Archers' settlement agreement and release of liability may have worked a kind of novation, but that fact does not bar the Archers from showing that the settlement debt arose out of 'false pretences, a false representation, or actual fraud,' and consequently is nondischargeable." If a release of liability is obtained by fraud, the release within the agreement is voidable.

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