OPPORTUNITY FINANCE, LLC v. KELLEY

Nos. 15-2060, 15-2061, 15-2062.

822 F.3d 451 (2016)

OPPORTUNITY FINANCE, LLC; Opportunity Finance Securitization, LLC; Opportunity Finance Securitization II, LLC; Opportunity Finance Securitization III, LLC; International Investment Opportunities, LLC; Sabes Family Foundation; Sabes Minnesota Limited Partnership; Robert W. Sabes; Janet F. Sabes; Jon R. Sabes; Steven Sabes, Appellants v. Douglas A. KELLEY, Chapter 11 Trustee; Unsecured Creditors Committee, Appellees. DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Appellant v. Douglas A. Kelley; Unsecured Creditors Committee, Appellees. Epsilon Global Active Value Fund 1-B Ltd.; Epsilon Global Active Value Fund II, L.P.; Epsilon Global Active Value Fund II-B, L.P.; Epsilon Global Active Value Fund II-B, Ltd.; Epsilon Global Active Value Fund III Ltd.; Epsilon Global Active Value Fund Ltd.; Epsilon Global Active Value Fund, L.P.; Epsilon Global Asset Management Ltd.; Epsilon Global Master Fund II, L.P., also known as Epsilon Global Master Fund II, L.P., Sub 1; Epsilon Global Master Fund, L.P.; Epsilon Structured Strategies Master Fund, L.P., also known as Epsilon Global Master Fund III Structured Strategies, L.P.; Epsilon Investment Management, LLC; Stafford Town Ltd.; Westford Asset Management, LLC; Westford Global Asset Management Ltd.; Westford Special Situations Fund Ltd.; Westford Special Situations Fund, L.P.; Westford Special Situations Master Fund, L.P.; Steve G. Stevanovich, Appellants v. Douglas A. Kelley; Unsecured Creditors Committee, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kannon K. Shanmugam , argued, Washington, DC ( Jonathan Michael Landy , Joseph Petrosinelli , Christopher Mandernach , Allison Blair Jones , Washington, DC, Kari Sue Berman , John R. McDonald , Thomas H. Boyd , Michael R. Rosow , Robert T. Kugler , Bryant D. Tchida , Minneapolis, MN, H. Peter Haveles, Jr. , New York, NY, on the brief), for appellants.

Kirstin Dawn Kanski , argued, Minneapolis, MN ( James A. Lodoen , Terrence J. Fleming , Mark D. Larsen , Adam C. Ballinger , Kirstin Dawn Kanski , Minneapolis, MN, David Runck , Lorie Ann Klein , Eden Prairie, MN, on the brief), for appellees.

Before SMITH, BYE, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


In the aftermath of Thomas Petters' Ponzi scheme, Douglas A. Kelley — as trustee for Petters Company, Inc. (PCI) and eight associated special-purpose entities (SPEs) — filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions. On Kelley's motion, the bankruptcy court consolidated the bankruptcy...

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