United States Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of Florida
Tampa Division
Case 8:13-bk-00922
Filed January 25, 2013
Individual - Chapter 7
Debtor
Casey Marie Anthony
Attorney for Debtor
David L. Schrader in St. Petersburg, FL
FCA's bankruptcy attorney did manage to file a last minute Response to Motion to Transfer to Orlando today, Feb 25, 2013. Hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Filed 02/25/2013
DEBTOR'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO TRANSFER
He also has help from another attorney in Chmelir's firm [Jacobson, McClean, Chmelir & Ferwerda in Winter Springs, FL]- Debra L. Ferwerda has joined the bankruptcy case for FCA.
They filed a 20-page Response. Says Zenaida and Kronk have no legitimate civil suits.
They included signed notes from Jose Baez, Cynthia Anthony, Michael Greenfield, and Dr. Jane Bock stating that they do NOT want the bankruptcy case transferred to Orlando because of too much publicity and fear for FCA's safety.
"I am a creditor named in the Petition in the above-referenced case, which I understand was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. I have been advised that a Motion to Transfer Venue to Orlando, Florida has been filed by another alleged creditor. I oppose the transfer. Given the unprecedented publicity surrounding Ms. Anthony in Orlando, I believe the case should remain in the Tampa Division and request that the Motion to Transfer be denied. Otherwise, the efficient administration of justice and the safety of Ms. Anthony could be threatened."
DEBTOR'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO TRANSFER
excerpt from 20-page Response:
"...the Motion to Transfer should be denied because: (1) venue is properly before this Court; [in Tampa] (2) there are significant reasons that the case should not be transferred to the Orlando Division of this Court, including the fact that it is the epicenter of publicity that has tainted related proceedings, publicity generated in large part by the movant [Zenaida]; (3) the movant [Zenaida] is the only alleged creditor (or than a belated "joinder" [Kronk]) who has sought a transfer and other creditors [Baez, Cindy, Greenfield, Bock], including the debtor's largest creditor [Baez = $ 500,000], do not want the case to be transferred; (4) the movant [Zenaida] does not have standing because she filed a lawsuit under a false name, has fraudulently used court processes for her personal aggrandizement, and any claim she might file would be frivolous and subject to sanctions; (5) Roy Kronk, the party belatedly filing a joinder, has no cognizable claim against Ms. Anthony and should be sanctioned if he files one; and (6) a transfer is not in the interest of justice because it would delay the primary purpose of bankruptcy which is to provide insolvent persons, like Ms. Anthony, with the opportunity for an expeditious new beginning."
NOTE: FCA's bankruptcy "lead" attorney, David Schrader says in the Response, that he resides in Tampa, FL and is handling this matter pro bono. He says "Transfer of this case is not in the interests of justice or judicial economy." [His office is in St. Petersburg, FL.]