Gamache v. Smith - Party Substitution and Permissive Abstention

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:03:07 +0000
Bankruptcy

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island granted Plaintiff Debra Smith's Motion to Substitute, allowing Ms. Latonya Marzett to be substituted as the real party in interest in this Chapter 7 adversary proceeding. The court also exercised permissive abstention under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(c), declining to determine the underlying state law liability and damages claims and staying the adversary proceeding pending resolution of related state court litigation in Rhode Island 6th Division District Court (Case No. 6CA-2021-09085).