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Lawrence v. Goldberg

Lawrence v. Goldberg

Ruling
Action filed by debtor against trustee for actions undertaken pursuant to official duties was barred absent leave of bankruptcy court.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff bankruptcy debtor, sued defendants, the bankruptcy trustee and firms and entities he employed, and certain creditors and firms and entities they employed, alleging numerous state and federal law violations in connection with attempts to collect assets of the estate. The district court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the "Barton doctrine."

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 10, 2009 , LexisNexis #0809-027