United States Fourth Circuit

The bankruptcy court erred when it determined that a bankruptcy trustee, as the assignee of certain creditors, did not have standing to sue to recover on behalf of the bankruptcy estate for damages caused to these creditors by the debtor's alleged coconspirators.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/02/2004
• Decided 07/06/2005
• Published 07/06/2005

Judges

• Before KING and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HENRY F. FLOYD, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Douglas Brooks Riley, Rosenberg, Martin, Funk & Greenberg, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.  Robert L. Ferguson, Jr., Ferguson, Schetelich & Ballew, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland;  Richard L. Costella, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Lawrence J. Yumkas, Sedica Sawez, Rosenberg, Martin, Funk & Greenberg, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.  Ann Doherty Ware, Ferguson, Schetelich & Ballew, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees JKV Real Estate Services, Inc., and John K. Voyatzis;  Robert Scott Brennen, Matthew G. Summers, John Robert Fischel, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee Stewart Title Guaranty Company;  Brian Charles Parker, Parker, Dumler & Keily, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.