Styler v. Jean Bob Inc. (In Re Concept Clubs, Inc.)

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• holding that a counterclaim for set-off “may constitute a claim against the bankruptcy estate for jurisdictional purposes” (emphasis in original)
• holding that asserting a setoff defense did not constitute a claim against the bankruptcy estate where creditor only sought to reduce or extinguish the estate’s claim against it
• noting that “regardless of whether the matter is core, or non-core, the district court must conduct the jury trial if it is required by the Seventh Amendment”
• noting, however, that a claim of setoff “may constitute a claim against the bankruptcy estate for jurisdictional purposes”
• discussing the disagreement among courts regarding the nature of setoff, recoupment, counterclaims and affirmative defenses
• action for setoff raised only as affirmative defense seeking to reduce or extinguish trustee’s claim, rather than as counterclaim seeking affirmative relief, does not invoke bankruptcy court’s equity jurisdiction

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).