Amato v. Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A. (In re Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Amato v. Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A. (In re Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A.), 346 B.R. 899 (2006)
19 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 339; 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 1557
Paskay

Amato v. Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A. (In re Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A.)

Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

(Doc. No. 22 — Adv. No. 06-81)

ALEXANDER L. PASKAY, Bankruptcy' Judge.

In this Chapter 11 case, the matter under consideration is a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Louis X. Amato, the Trustee appointed for the estate of Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A. The motion is directed to a suit filed against the named Defendants, three doctors, and based upon the contention of the Plaintiff that they have received substantial sums of money by way of bonuses, which were paid on account of an antecedent debt while the Debtor was insolvent and, as such, the payments are avoidable pursuant to Section 547(b).

It is the contention of the Trustee that there are no genuine issues of material fact and, based on the same, the Trustee is entitled to a money judgment against the Defendants equal to the amount of the alleged preferential transfers.

The Court has heard extensive argument in support of and in opposition to the Motion and is satisfied there are, in fact, genuine issues of material fact and, therefore, the claims asserted by the Trustee should not be disposed of by way of summary judgment. Accordingly, it is

ORDERED ADJUDGED AND DECREED the Motion for Summary Judgment of the Plaintiff Louis X. Amato (Doc. No. 22) be, and the same is hereby denied.

Reference

Full Case Name
In re SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HEART GROUP, P.A., Debtor. Louis X. Amato, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A. v. Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A., Defendants Louis X. Amato, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Southwest Florida Heart Group, P.A. v. Richard A. Chazal Erick M. Burton and Michael D. Danzig
Status
Published