Consolidated Resources, Inc. v. DRO Barite, LLC

FOR PUBLICATION 2 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 In re: Case No. 17-12389-A-

DON ROSE OIL, INC.,

8 Debtor.

CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES, INC., Adv. No. 19-1137-A

Plaintiff, LAK-1, DB-1, SSN-

v. MEMORANDUM

DRO BARITE, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

17 Argued and submitted on March 18, 2020 18 at Fresno, California 19 Honorable Fredrick E. Clement, Bankruptcy Judge Presiding

21 Appearances: Brian A. Paino, McGlinchey Stafford for Consolidated Resources, Inc.; Lori E. 22 Eropkin, Levinson Arshonsky & Kurtz, LLP for Sallyport Commercial Finance, LLC; 23 Jamie P. Dreher and Brian E. Hamilton, Downey Brand LLP for Idemitsu Apollo 24 Corporation; Steven S. Newburgh, McLaughlin & Stern, PLLC, for Happy Rock 25 Merchant Solutions, LLC; Hagop T. Bedoyan, McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & 26 Carruth LLP for Happy Rock Merchant Solutions, LLC 27 The claim splitting rule precludes an aggrieved party from pursuing two…