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IN RE: GARY LYNN BELL ROBERTA ANN BELL, Chapter 7, Debtors. RAFAEL VEGA, JR., Plaintiff, v. GARY LYNN BELL and ROBERTA ANN BELL, Defendants.

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

TOM CORNISH, Bankruptcy Judge

Before the Court is Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry 43) and Plaintiff's Response (Docket Entry 47). After reviewing the briefs and record submitted, the Court determines that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment should be denied.

To prevail on a motion for summary judgment, the moving party must establish that there is "no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); Fed.R.Bankr.P. 7056. Facts must be viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, but only if there is a genuine dispute as to those facts. Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372, 380 (2007). "Where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the non-moving party, there is no `genuine issue for trial.'" Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587 (1986) (citation omitted).

The Court finds that there are genuine issues of fact for trial. The facts presented by Defendants in their Motion appear to be in genuine dispute, and Defendants have not established a prima facie case entitling them to judgment as a matter of law. Deposition testimony of Mrs. Bell and Mr. Vega is contradictory, raising factual issues regarding the parties' agreement regarding the procurement of insurance benefits, representations made by Defendants to Plaintiff, and financial information. The Court cannot make these factual determinations based upon the record presented on summary judgment. Accordingly, Defendants' motion must be denied, and the case shall proceed to trial as previously ordered.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry 43) is denied, and this matter shall proceed to trial in accordance with this Court's Order and Notice of Trial (Docket Entry 38).

The following is ORDERED:

Notice Recipients

District/Off: 1086-7 User: tina Date Created: 4/28/2011 Case: 10-08033 Form ID: pdfpo Total: 14 Recipients submitted to the BNC (Bankruptcy Noticing Center) without an address: pla Rafael Vega, Jr dft Gary Lynn Bell dft Roberta Ann Bell ust Joel Pelofsky ust Mary E. May ust John E. Foulston ust Barbara A. Shangraw ust Joel Pelofsky ust Mary E. May TOTAL: 9 Recipients of Notice of Electronic Filing: aty Gregory G Meier gmeier@meierlaw.com aty Ron D Brown ron.brown.2008@gmail.com TOTAL: 2 Recipients — SUBMITTED — to the BNC (Bankruptcy Noticing Center) for mailing: ust Office of the US Trustee Office of the Assistant U.S. Trustee 224 S Boulder Ste 225 Tulsa, OK 74103 ust Katherine McC. Vance 224 South Boulder Suite 225 Tulsa, OK 74103 ust Office of the US Trustee 224 South Boulder Suite 225 Tulsa, OK 74103 TOTAL: 3

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IN RE BELL
(Apr 28, 2011)