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ARRUDA v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.

Civ.A. Nos. 99-170-L, 99-367-L, 99-351-L, 00-447-L, 99-355-L.

273 B.R. 332 (2002)

Dorothy ARRUDA and Melanie Velleco, Plaintiffs, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY and Sears National Bank, Defendants. Dorothy Arruda, Plaintiff, v. Sears, Roebuck & Company and Sears National Bank, Defendants. Melanie Velleco, Plaintiff, v. Sears, Roebuck & Company and Sears National Bank, Defendants. Blanche Sroka, Plaintiff, v. Sears, Roebuck & Company and Sears National Bank, Defendants. Vincent Kowal and Kathleen Kowal, Plaintiffs, v. Sears, Roebuck & Company; Sears National Bank; Stephen J. Shechtman; Shechtman & Halperin; Preston W. Halperin; Joseph S.U. Bodoff; Douglas A. Giron; Thomas S. Carlottol; Holly L. Raiano; Dykema Gossett, PLLC, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

February 7, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Lefebvre, Pawtucket, RI, for Plaintiffs.

Cathleen Combs, Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Chicago, IL, for Arruda and Kowal.

Howard A. Merten, Vetter & White, Providence, RI, Bruce M. Berman, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, for Sears Roebuck & Sears National Bank.

Sheila High King, CharCretia C. DiBartolo, Cetrulo & Capone, Providence, RI, for Shechtman & Halperin, Preston W. Halperin, Stephen J. Shechtman, Joseph S.U. Bodoff, Douglas A. Giron, Carlotto, Raiano, Gossett, PLLC.

Sheryl Serreze, Office of U.S. Trustee, Providence, RI, Trustee.

OPINION AND ORDER

LAGUEUX, Senior District Judge.

This action originally consisted of five different complaints that, after multiple consolidations, have merged into one. The central claim before the Court, and the claim common to all plaintiffs, stems from Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. § 524 (1994). Plaintiffs, five individuals, all former customers...

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