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Debtor(s)
COMES NOW, the above named Debtor(s) by and through the undersigned counsel,
respectfully requests this Honorable Court deny the Relief against Communiclique, Inc.
(hereinafter "Debtor") requested by the Petitioners and dismiss the above captioned involuntary
bankruptcy. In support of Debtor's request for said relief, Debtor states the following:
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1. Allegation I contained in the Involuntary Petition is Denied
BACKGROUND
5. On or about March 15, 2019, a group of alleged creditors of the above named Debtor
7. The Petitioners employed first class postage as their vehicle for serving Debtor.
8. Per the Fed R. Bk. P., a Debtor must respond to a petition seeking to place an alleged
9. Debtor did not received notice of the Involuntary Bankruptcy filing until April 2, 2019,
Six (6) days prior to the deadline to file a response to the Petition.
10. On April 2, 2019, Debtor's California counsel contacted counsel for the Petitioning
11. Petitioning Creditors agreed to a Four (4) day extension, extending the deadline to file an
answertoApril 12,2019.
12. On or about April 12, 2019, Debtor, through local counsel filed a motion seeking to
extend the deadline to file a response, and a motion seeking expedited scheduling of the
motion to extend.
13. On or about April 16, 2019, the court granted Debtor's motion for expedited scheduling
and scheduled hearing on Debtor's motion to extend for 2:00 PM, April 25, 2019.
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14. After hearing Debtor's motion to extend the court issued an order exending the deadline
to file a response to 4:00 PM April 29, 2019, and assuming Debtor meets the new
deadline to file its answer, sua sponte transferring the case to transferring the case to the
United States Bankruptcy Court of the District of California. Hearing on the Court's sua
15. A court may grant relief against a debtor in an involuntary bankruptcy case only if the
debtor is generally not paying such debtor's debts as such debts become due. 11 U.S.C. §
303(h)(I).
16. Congress elected to leave the term "generally not paying" undefined. This vagueness
provides courts wide latitude to determine whether a debtor has failed to generally pay
said debtor's debts. Congress allowed bankruptcy courts great flexibility, flexibility that
paying debts, courts consider the totality of circumstances evaluating factors including
the number of claims against the debtor, the amount of the claims, the materiality of any
non-payments in the context of the debtor's overall financial picture. Final determination
is guided by no hard and fast rules, and is the result of a rough calculus. Jn re Brooklyn
Resource Recovery, Inc., 216 B.R. 471, 481-82 (E.D. N.Y. 1997).
17. The Debtor has been generally paying debts. Debtor has been paying the majority of its
service and monthly contract invoices as they come due, including but not limited to its
server communications, website migration services, rent, and staff wages. (See paid
18. In addition to the creditors for which the Debtor has provided paid invoices, the Debtor is
either in the process of, or has negotiated modifications or extensions with the majority of
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its other creditors.
19. Considering the totality of the circumstances and evaluating the Debtor's payment history
per the factors outlined in paragraph 16. Supra. a court cannot determine that the Debtor
20. To grant relief in an Involuntary Bankruptcy, 11 U.S.C. § 303(h)(l), requires the court
find that the debtor is not generally paying its debts as they come due. As no court can
find per the considerations outlined in paragraph 16 supra., that the above named Debtor
is not generally paying its debts as they come due, this court cannot grant the relief
should be denied.
DISPUTED DEBT
21. Debtor re-alleges and re-avers the facts, circumstances and information including
exhibits referred to, contained in paragraphs 1 through 20 supra., and incorporates same
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22. Pursuant to 11U.S.C.§303(h)(l), a court may not grant relief against a debtor in an
involuntary bankruptcy case if the debts the debtor is generally not paying are subject to a
23. The debts listed in the Petitioning Creditors' Involuntary Petition are subject to dispute,
and as such this court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 303(h)(l), cannot grant the requested relief.
24. Debtor re-alleges and re-avers the facts, circumstances and information, including
exhibits referred to, contained in paragraphs 1 through 23. supra., and incorporates same
25. Congress has not specifically defined what constitutes "bad faith," on the part of (a)
creditor(s) petitioning for involuntary bankruptcy relief. As such, courts in the Third
Circuit look to the totality of the circumstances looking to both the objective and
subjective evidence of bad faith. In re: Forever Green Athletic Fields, Inc., 804 F .3d 328,
26. Among other criteria, bad faith is evidenced in circumstances where a creditor uses an
28. None of the Petitioning Creditors prior to seeking relief through this involuntary
bankruptcy petition availed themselves of the execution procedures provided by the fora
29. Further, Petitioning Creditor's are aware of Debtor's attempts to negotiate extensions,
modification and other remedial measures with Debtor's other creditors, and the
Creditors clear intent is to harrass the Debtor and use the ill effect the involuntary
bankruptcy will have on the Debtor's attempts to negotiate with its other creditors as
30. As the Petitioning Creditor's Involuntary Petition is brought before this court in bad faith,
the court must exercise its discretion pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §303(i)(2) as interpreted by In
re Forever Green Athletic Fields, Inc., (See 804 F.3d 328, 334 (3rd Cir., 2015)) to deny
31. Debtor re-alleges and re-avers the facts, circumstances and information, including
exhibits referred to, contained in paragraphs 1 through 30. supra.' and incorporates same
32. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §303(e) the court may for cause impose a bond to indemnify the
33. Upon showing at a noticed hearing that an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed in bad
faith the court may order a bond from the petitioning creditors. 11 U.S.C. §303(e)(2).
34. Debtor estimates that should resolution of this involuntary bankruptcy petition take the
better part of a year, perhaps Eight (8) months, Debtor will suffer loss of profits, counsel
fees, and loss of advantage from failed negotiations with creditors directly attributable to
Dollars ($25,000,000.00)
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35. As stated in paragraphs 24., through 30., supra. the petition in the above captioned
bankruptcy was filed in bad faith. Therefore, it is appropriate for the court to upon the
completion of required procedure order the Petitioning Creditors to post bond pursuant to
I I U.S.C. §303(e)
ABSTENTION
36. Debtor re-alleges and re-avers the facts, circumstances and information, including
exhibits referred to, contained in paragraphs I through 35. supra., and incorporates same
37. Per I I U.S.C, § 305 the bankruptcy court can elect to exercise its discretion and abstain
38. When deciding whether it should abstain from exercising its authority over a case the
court considers the totality of the circumstances including, but not limited to the
efficiency of administering the dispute, whether another forum is available to protect the
interests of the parties, whether federal proceedings are necessary to reach a just and
distribution of assets, whether the parties can reach a less expensive arrangement which
serves all interests, whether a non federal insolvency proceeding is commenced, the
39. As stated in paragraph 28., Supra., the Petitioning Creditors in the above captioned
bankruptcy have not engaged any state execution procedures in effort to collect their
debts. As such, there is a more efficient, alternative forum available to resolve the
unnecessary, and demonstrates that there is an alternative means of resolving the dispute
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between the Petitioning Creditors and the Debtor. Further, as the Petitioning Creditors
procedures (see Paragraphs 24-30., supra.) this election renders the Petitioning Creditors
40. Given the number of factors enunciated by Judge Carey in Jn Re: Northshore Mainland
Services, Inc., that support a court's abstaining from granting involuntary bankruptcy
relief, it behooves this court to exercise its discretion under 11 U.S.C. §305, and abstain
from exercising its jurisdiction over the Debtor and dismiss the above captioned
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
43. The Petitioning Creditor's petition fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted
44. The court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to grant the requested relief
46. The United States Bankruptcy Court lacks personal jurisdction over the Debtor
WHEREFORE, upon consideration of the facts presented, Debtor respectfully requests this
B. Ordering Petitioning Debtors pay a bond in the amount of Twenty Five Million Dollars
($25,000,000.00) ;
C. Award Debtor all fees, costs and attornies' fees incurred in the defense of this involuntary
Bankruptcy; and
Respectfully submitted,
EXHIBIT A.
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Invoice#: 0044
Invoice Date: April 17 2019
Due Date April 17 2019
Health eDesigns LLC
Cynthia Phelps Amount due:
2654 Burning Trail
$0.00
San Antonio, TX 7824 7
United States
Phone: 713-478-4018
hea lthedesigns@g ma iI.com
HealtheDesigns.com
Bill To:
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Subtotal $650.00
Total $650.00
Notes
Thank you for your business.
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Co 111111 un iCliq uc INVOICE
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PAYMENT DETAILS
Citv Nalirnh1l Bonk
Ba;tk Code 122016066
Sort code
Account Number 210366989
l'.t)'lllent reference C27050624 I00255-1
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REM1no: Crescent Staffing, Inc. INVOICE
INVOICE DA TE 04118/2019
PO Box 204653
Dallas, TX 75320-4653 INVOICE NUMBER: 1080127090
Any questions: pfease call (800) 508-3863 IS% intertst chargt' rer month added 10 all ~O ,foy in\'oh:t"s.
COMMUNICLIQUE
licensee: Michad Paxton wework
I WeWork Commons " Details April 01, 2019
Total $3,960.00
o .. ~r!lg@ Pr;c1ng· B&W Prints. - $0 08lpag£1>: Co!ot Prints - $0.40/page; Confe1ence Room Credits~ $25 00/cred.t.
NOTE: This Invoice includes recurring charges for the upcoming month. which begins on 04101/1019, as well as prior month comumptlon overages for
services such as printing and conference room hours.
Docket No.
Debtor(s)
the Petitioning Creditors' above captioned involuntary petition seeking chapter 7 relief against
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioning Creditors shall deposit with the
court for the duration of time the above captioned bankruptcy is pending, a bond in the amount
Debtor for all fees, costs and attornies' fees incurred in the defense of this involuntary
bankruptcy; and
BY THE COURT:
CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
I, NEIL F. DIGNON ESQUIRE, HEREBY CERTIFY that on this April 28, 2019, I
caused copies of the foregoing Answer, and Proposed Form of Order, to be mailed via first class
CommuniClique, Inc.
811W.7th St., 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017