No. 23-211

Joseph G. Wortley v. James Juranitch, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bad-faith bad-faith-filing bankruptcy bankruptcy-petition business-divorce closely-held-business closely-held-company deadlock insider-filing involuntary-bankruptcy involuntary-petition
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Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an insider's involuntary bankruptcy petition against his closely-held business for the express purpose of 'breaking a deadlock' or to get a 'business divorce' from another faction of insiders is a bad faith filing under the United States Bankruptcy Code?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether an insider’s involuntary bankruptcy petition against his closely-held business for the express purpose of “breaking a deadlock” or to get a “business divorce” from another faction of insiders is a bad faith filing under the United States Bankruptcy Code?

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-09-26
Waiver of right of respondents Chad P. Pugatch and Rice Pugatch Robinson & Schiller, P. A. to respond filed.
2023-09-26
Waiver of right of respondent James Juranitch to respond filed.
2023-09-25
Waiver of right of respondents Chrispus Venture Capital, LLC and Richard Tarrant to respond filed.
2023-08-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2023)

Attorneys

Chad P. Pugatch and Rice Pugatch Robinson & Schiller, P. A.
Chad P. PugatchLorium Law Uncommon Perspective, Respondent
Chad P. PugatchLorium Law Uncommon Perspective, Respondent
Chrispus Venture Capital, LLC and Richard Tarrant
Kristen M. FioreAkerman LLP, Respondent
Kristen M. FioreAkerman LLP, Respondent
James Juranitch
James Juranitch — Respondent
James Juranitch — Respondent
Joseph G. Wortley
Robert Jeffrey HauserSniffen & Spellman, P.A., Petitioner
Robert Jeffrey HauserSniffen & Spellman, P.A., Petitioner