Adversary Proceeding
Lead BK case is: 4:15-bk-40289

Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court
Chapter 11
Judge:Russell F Nelms
Case #: 4:16-ap-04032
Nature of Suit12 Bankruptcy - Recovery of money/property - §547 preference
13 Bankruptcy - Recovery of money/property - §548 fraudulent transfer
14 Bankruptcy - Recovery of money/property - other
Case Filed:Mar 11, 2016
Terminated:Jul 13, 2017
Last checked: never
Defendant
Averitt & Associates
Represented By
Averitt & Associates
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Defendant
Blackridge
Represented By
Blackridge
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Defendant
Bob Levy
Represented By
Bob Levy
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Defendant
Fox & Johnson, Inc.
Represented By
Fox & Johnson, Inc.
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Defendant
Legislative Study Group
Represented By
Legislative Study Group
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Defendant
Smith & Ballard
Represented By
Smith & Ballard
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Plaintiff
H. Thomas Moran, II, as chapter 11 Trustee for Life Partners Holdings, Inc.
Attention: David M. Bennett One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Represented By
Katharine Battaia Clark
Thompson & Knight LLP
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David M. Bennett
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Jennifer Ecklund
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Richard Roper
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Plaintiff
Life Partners, Inc.
Attention: David M. Bennett One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Represented By
Katharine Battaia Clark
Thompson & Knight LLP
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David M. Bennett
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Jennifer Ecklund
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Richard Roper
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Plaintiff
LPI Financial Services, Inc.
Attention: David M. Bennett One Arts Plaza 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
Represented By
Katharine Battaia Clark
Thompson & Knight LLP
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David M. Bennett
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Jennifer Ecklund
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Richard Roper
Thompson & Knight LLP
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Docket last updated: 4 hours ago
Thursday, July 13, 2017
court Close adversary case Thu 07/13 3:33 PM
Adversary case 4:16-ap-4032 closed (Whitaker, Sherri)
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017
42 42 court BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document Wed 05/10 11:39 PM
BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. Related [+] No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 05/10/2017. (Admin.)
Related: [-] 41 Order granting motion for leave to substitute plaintiffs (related document38 ) Entered on 5/5/2017. (Kucera, J.)
Friday, May 05, 2017
41 41 order Leave (Not for Appeal use) Fri 05/05 5:52 PM
Order granting motion for leave to substitute plaintiffs Related [+] Entered on 5/5/2017. (Kucera, J.)
Related: [-] 38
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
40 40 3 pgs notice Notice of dismissal or stipulated dismissal in an adversary proceeding Tue 03/21 2:17 PM
Notice of stipulated dismissal in an adversary proceeding Without Prejudice filed by Alan M. Jacobs, Life Partners Creditors' Trust. (Williams, Nicole)
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39 39 3 pgs notice Notice of dismissal of party(ies) Tue 03/21 1:41 PM
Notice of dismissal of Defendants Averitt & Associates, Bob Levy, Fox & Johnson, Inc. dba The Fox Group, and Legislative Study Group as a party(ies) in this case Without Prejudice filed by Alan M. Jacobs, Life Partners Creditors' Trust. (Williams, Nicole)
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38 38 motion Leave (Not for Appeal use) Tue 03/21 1:35 PM
Motion for leave to Substitute Plaintiffs Related [+] filed by Life Partners Creditors' Trust, Alan M. Jacobs Objections due by 4/14/2017. (Williams, Nicole)
Related: [-] 1 Complaint
Att: 1 Exhibit A - Confirmation Order
Att: 2 Proposed Order
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
37 37 notice Notice (generic) Tue 03/14 12:45 PM
Notice of Withdrawal of Notice of Appearance of Robert L. Paddock filed by Plaintiffs LPI Financial Services, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., H. Thomas Moran II Related [+]. (Paddock, Robert)
Related: [-] 11 Notice of appearance and request for notice filed by Plaintiff H. Thomas Moran, Plaintiff Life Partners, Inc., Plaintiff LPI Financial Services, Inc.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
36 36 court BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document Sat 12/17 11:38 PM
BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. Related [+] No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 12/17/2016. (Admin.)
Related: [-] 34 Amended Order abating adversary proceeding until February 3, 2017 (RE: related document(s)33 Order (generic)). Entered on 12/15/2016
Thursday, December 15, 2016
35 35 court BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document Thu 12/15 11:48 PM
BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. Related [+] No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 12/15/2016. (Admin.)
Related: [-] 33 Order abating adversary proceeding until February 3, 2017 (RE: related document(s)32 Notice (generic) filed by Plaintiff H. Thomas Moran, Plaintiff Life Partners, Inc., Plaintiff LPI Financial Services, Inc.). Entered on 12/13/2016 (Kucera, J.)
34 34 order Order (generic) Thu 12/15 12:01 PM
Amended Order abating adversary proceeding until February 3, 2017 Related [+]. Entered on 12/15/2016 (Huffman, David)
Related: [-] 33 Order (generic)
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
33 33 order Order (generic) Tue 12/13 2:57 PM
Order abating adversary proceeding until February 3, 2017 Related [+]. Entered on 12/13/2016 (Kucera, J.)
Related: [-] 32 Notice (generic) filed by Plaintiff H. Thomas Moran, Plaintiff Life Partners, Inc., Plaintiff LPI Financial Services, Inc.
Friday, December 02, 2016
32 32 notice Notice (generic) Fri 12/02 3:51 PM
Notice of Trustee's Recommendations Regarding the Abated Cases filed by Plaintiffs LPI Financial Services, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., H. Thomas Moran II. (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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Wednesday, June 08, 2016
31 31 court BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document Wed 06/08 11:46 PM
BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. Related [+] No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 06/08/2016. (Admin.)
Related: [-] 30 Order abating adversary proceeding until August 1, 2016. Entered on 6/6/2016 (RE: related document(s)1 Complaint filed by Plaintiff H. Thomas Moran, Plaintiff Life Partners, Inc., Plaintiff LPI Financial Services, Inc.). (Kucera, J.)
Monday, June 06, 2016
30 30 order Order (generic) Mon 06/06 10:27 AM
Order abating adversary proceeding until August 1, 2016. Entered on 6/6/2016 Related [+]. (Kucera, J.)
Related: [-] 1 Complaint filed by Plaintiff H. Thomas Moran, Plaintiff Life Partners, Inc., Plaintiff LPI Financial Services, Inc.
Thursday, June 02, 2016
29 29 court BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document Thu 06/02 11:45 PM
BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. Related [+] No. of Notices: 2. Notice Date 06/02/2016. (Admin.)
Related: [-] 27 Order granting motion to appear pro hac vice for Roland G. Jones representing Smith & Ballard (related document26 ) Entered on 5/31/2016. (Kucera, J.)
Wednesday, June 01, 2016
28 28 court Clerk's correspondence Wed 06/01 12:37 PM
Clerk's correspondence requesting an order from attorney for defendant. Related [+] Responses due by 6/13/2016. (Whitaker, Sherri)
Related: [-] 15 Motion to extend time to Deadline to File Responsive Pleading (RE: related document(s)1 Complaint) filed by Defendant Averitt & Associates (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
27 27 order Appear pro hac vice Tue 05/31 9:09 AM
Order granting motion to appear pro hac vice for Roland G. Jones representing Smith & Ballard Related [+] Entered on 5/31/2016. (Kucera, J.)
Related: [-] 26
Thursday, May 26, 2016
26 26 motion Appear pro hac vice Thu 05/26 1:46 PM
Amended Motion to appear pro hac vice for Roland Gary Jones. Related [+] filed by Defendant Smith & Ballard (Fuerst, Jack)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
25 25 cmp Summons service executed Wed 05/25 9:54 AM
Summons service executed on Fox & Johnson, Inc. 5/19/2016 (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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Monday, May 16, 2016
24 24 motion Dismiss party Mon 05/16 3:58 PM
Motion to dismiss Legislative Study Group filed by Defendant Legislative Study Group (Whitaker, Sherri)
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23 23 motion Appear pro hac vice Mon 05/16 6:11 AM
Motion to appear pro hac vice for Roland Gary Jones. Fee Amount $25 filed by Defendant Smith & Ballard (Fuerst, Jack)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
crditcrd none Mon 05/16 6:13 AM
Receipt of filing fee for Motion to Appear pro hac vice 16-04032 rfn) [motion,mprohac] ( 25.00). Receipt number 22194140, amount $ 25.00 Related [+]. (U.S. Treasury)
Related: [-] Doc#23
Friday, May 13, 2016
22 22 7 pgs motion Dismiss adversary proceeding Fri 05/13 3:29 PM
Motion to dismiss adversary proceeding filed by Defendant Averitt & Associates (Puccia, Carrie)
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Att: 1 1 pgs Proposed Order
21 21 court Summons issued Fri 05/13 12:06 PM
Summons reissued on Fox & Johnson, Inc. Answer Due 6/13/2016 (McCrory, J.)
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20 20 answer Answer to complaint Fri 05/13 11:14 AM
Answer to complaint filed by Rusty Kelley d/b/a Blackridge. (Hopkins, Katherine)
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19 19 answer Answer to complaint Fri 05/13 2:13 AM
Answer to complaint filed by Smith & Ballard. (Fuerst, Jack)
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Friday, April 22, 2016
18 18 misc Certificate of service Fri 04/22 9:43 PM
Certificate of service re: Forrest Kuffer Filed by Claims Agent Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions LLP (Claims Agent) Related [+]. (Garabato, Sid)
Related: [-] 16 Order granting13 Motion to extend time. Averitt & Associates answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Blackridge answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Fox & Johnson, Inc. answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Legislative Study Group answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Bob Levy answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Smith & Ballard answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016 Entered on 4/14/2016.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
17 17 court BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document Sat 04/16 11:36 PM
BNC certificate of mailing - PDF document. Related [+] No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 04/16/2016. (Admin.)
Related: [-] 16 Order granting13 Motion to extend time. Averitt & Associates answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Blackridge answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Fox & Johnson, Inc. answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Legislative Study Group answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Bob Levy answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Smith & Ballard answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016 Entered on 4/14/2016.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
16 16 order Extend/Shorten time Thu 04/14 9:55 AM
Order granting13 Motion to extend time. Averitt & Associates answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Blackridge answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Fox & Johnson, Inc. answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Legislative Study Group answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Bob Levy answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016; Smith & Ballard answer deadline is reset for 5/13/2016 Entered on 4/14/2016. (Cumby, C)
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
15 15 motion Extend/Shorten time Wed 04/13 2:32 PM
Motion to extend time to Deadline to File Responsive Pleading Related [+] filed by Defendant Averitt & Associates (Puccia, Carrie)
Related: [-] 1 Complaint
Att: 1 Proposed Order
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
14 14 misc Stipulation Tue 04/12 5:09 PM
Stipulation by Blackridge and H. Thomas Moran II, as Trustee for Life Partners Holdings, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., and LPI Financial Services, Inc.. filed by Defendant Blackridge Related [+]. (Hopkins, Katherine)
Related: [-] 1 Complaint,3 Summons issued
13 13 motion Extend/Shorten time Tue 04/12 3:12 PM
Motion to extend time to [MOTION TO EXTEND AND CONSOLIDATE BRIEFING SCHEDULE] Related [+] filed by Plaintiffs LPI Financial Services, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., H. Thomas Moran II (Paddock, Robert)
Related: [-] 3 Summons issued
Att: 1 Proposed Order
12 12 misc Stipulation Tue 04/12 1:21 PM
Stipulation by LPI Financial Services, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., H. Thomas Moran IIand Defendant Smith & Ballard. filed by Plaintiffs LPI Financial Services, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., H. Thomas Moran II Related [+]. (Paddock, Robert)
Related: [-] 1 Complaint,10 Summons service executed
Thursday, April 07, 2016
11 11 3 pgs notice Notice of appearance and request for notice Thu 04/07 10:53 AM
Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice by Robert L. Paddock filed by Plaintiffs LPI Financial Services, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., H. Thomas Moran II. (Paddock, Robert)
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
10 10 2 pgs cmp Summons service executed Tue 03/22 3:34 PM
Summons service executed on Smith & Ballard 3/15/2016 (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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9 9 2 pgs cmp Summons service executed Tue 03/22 3:32 PM
Summons service executed on Legislative Study Group 3/15/2016 (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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8 8 cmp Summons service executed Tue 03/22 3:30 PM
Summons service executed on Fox & Johnson, Inc. 3/15/2016 (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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7 7 cmp Summons service executed Tue 03/22 3:28 PM
Summons service executed on Bob Levy 3/15/2016 (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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6 6 cmp Summons service executed Tue 03/22 3:26 PM
Summons service executed on Blackridge 3/15/2016 (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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5 5 cmp Summons service executed Tue 03/22 3:24 PM
Summons service executed on Averitt & Associates 3/15/2016 (Ecklund, Jennifer)
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
4 4 order Standing scheduling order in an adversary proceeding Tue 03/15 9:00 AM
Scheduling order setting deadlines. Discovery and all exhibits except impeachment documents: 45 days prior to Docket Call, pre-trial order: 7 calendar days prior to Docket Call, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law: 7 days prior to first scheduled docket call. Entered on 3/15/2016 Related [+]. Trial Docket Call date set for 9/12/2016 at 01:30 PM at Ft. Worth, Judge Nelms Ctrm.. (McCrory, J.)
Related: [-] 1 Complaint filed by Plaintiff H. Thomas Moran, Plaintiff Life Partners, Inc., Plaintiff LPI Financial Services, Inc.
3 3 2 pgs court Summons issued Tue 03/15 8:59 AM
Summons issued on Averitt & Associates Answer Due 4/14/2016; Blackridge Answer Due 4/14/2016; Fox & Johnson, Inc. Answer Due 4/14/2016; Legislative Study Group Answer Due 4/14/2016; Bob Levy Answer Due 4/14/2016; Smith & Ballard Answer Due 4/14/2016 (McCrory, J.)
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Friday, March 11, 2016
2 2 misc Adversary proceeding cover sheet Fri 03/11 6:28 PM
Adversary proceeding cover sheet filed by Plaintiffs LPI Financial Services, Inc., Life Partners, Inc., H. Thomas Moran II Related [+]. (Clark, Katharine) (2 pgs)
Related: [-] 1 Complaint
1 1 28 pgs cmp Complaint Fri 03/11 6:26 PM
Adversary case 16-04032 Complaint by H. Thomas Moran II, Life Partners, Inc., LPI Financial Services, Inc. against Averitt & Associates, Blackridge, Bob Levy, Fox & Johnson, Inc., Legislative Study Group, Smith & Ballard. Fee Amount $350. Nature(s) of suit: 13 Related [+]. 12. 14. (Clark, Katharine) (35 pgs; 3 docs)
Related: [-] covery of money/property - 548 fraudulent transfercovery of money/property - 547 preferencecovery of money/property - other
Att: 1 Exhibit A
Att: 2 Exhibit B
Receipt of filing fee for Complaint 16-04032 rfn) [cmp,cmp] ( 350.00). Receipt number 21922224, amount $ 350.00 Related [+]. (U.S. Treasury)
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