Bruce Strauss v. Bruce Cole, No. 14-3302 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Smith, Bowman and Colloton, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court's order granting the trustee's motion for summary judgment on claims seeking to avoid certain fraudulent and preferential transfers affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-3302 ___________________________ Bruce E. Strauss, Trustee lllllllllllllllllllllAppellee v. Bruce Alan Cole; Nanette H. Cole lllllllllllllllllllllAppellants ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Jefferson City ____________ Submitted: June 29, 2015 Filed: July 6, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In this adversary proceeding filed in the Chapter 7 involuntary bankruptcy case of debtor Mamtek US, Inc., Bruce Cole and Nanette Cole appeal after the bankruptcy court1 granted the trustee’s motion for summary judgment on claims seeking to avoid certain fraudulent and preferential transfers, and the district court2 adopted the bankruptcy court’s findings and conclusions, and independently granted the trustee’s motion. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, see Contemporary Indus. Corp. v. Frost, 564 F.3d 981, 984 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review), we conclude that there is no basis for reversal, see Exec. Benefits Ins. Agency v. Arkison, 134 S. Ct. 2165, 2172-75 (2014). Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Dennis R. Dow, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri. 2 The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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