STOEBNER v. OPPORTUNITY FINANCE, LLC

No. 17-1097.

909 F.3d 219 (2018)

John R. STOEBNER, Trustee, Appellant, v. OPPORTUNITY FINANCE, LLC, et al., Appellees. JPMorgan Chase Bank, Amicus on Behalf of Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 20, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy L. Schwartz , John R. Stoebner , Richard T. Thomson , Rosanne H. Wirth , Lapp & Libra, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Kari Sue Berman , Scott Michael Flaherty , Benjamin Everett Gurstelle , John R. McDonald , Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, Jonathan Michael Landy , Christopher Mandernach , Joseph G. Petrosinelli , Allison Jones Rushing , Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, for Appellee Opportunity Finance, LLC.

Shifali Baliga , Jonathan Michael Landy , Christopher Mandernach , Joseph G. Petrosinelli , Allison Jones Rushing , Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, Kari Sue Berman , Scott Michael Flaherty , Benjamin Everett Gurstelle , John R. McDonald , Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee Opportunity Finance Securitization II, LLC.

Shifali Baliga , Jonathan Michael Landy , Christopher Mandernach , Joseph G. Petrosinelli , Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, Scott Michael Flaherty , Benjamin Everett Gurstelle , John R. McDonald , Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee Sabes Minnesota Limited Partnership.

Shifali Baliga , Jonathan Michael Landy , Christopher Mandernach , Joseph G. Petrosinelli , Allison Jones Rushing , Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, Scott Michael Flaherty , Benjamin Everett Gurstelle , John R. McDonald , Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellees Robert W. Sabes, Janet F. Sabes, Steven Sabes.

Thomas Henry Boyd , Michael A. Rosow , Winthrop & Weinstine, Minneapolis, MN, H. Peter Haveles, Jr. , Pepper & Hamilton, Kent A. Yalowitz , Arnold & Porter, New York, NY, for Appellee DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main.

Shifali Baliga , Jonathan Michael Landy , Joseph G. Petrosinelli , Allison Jones Rushing , Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, Kari Sue Berman , Scott Michael Flaherty , John R. McDonald , Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee Opportunity Finance Securitization, LLC.

Isaac Rethy , Christopher K. Shields , David Woll , Simpson & Thacher, New York, NY, for Amicus on Behalf of Appellee JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


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