Opinion ID: 45361
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Heading: Greenfield I

Text: Defendant-appellee BFP Investments Limited (“BFP Limited”) is a Florida limited partnership that owned multiple commercial condominium properties. In January 2003, BFP Limited filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In May 2003, Greenfield filed a proof of claim for approximately $4.2 million against BFP Limited in the bankruptcy court. Greenfield’s proof of claim was based on a 1997 state-court lawsuit in which he named thirteen defendants, including BFP Limited’s two owners. BFP Limited was not named as a defendant in Greenfield’s 1997 lawsuit; in fact, BFP Limited did not exist at the time of the 1997 lawsuit. In January 2004, the state court entered judgment in favor of Greenfield, for approximately $2.2 million. Again, 2 BFP Limited was not a party to, nor was it declared responsible for, the $2.2 million judgment. In June 2003, BFP Limited filed an objection to Greenfield’s bankruptcy claim. In February 2004, the bankruptcy court sustained BFP Limited’s objection and struck and disallowed Greenfield’s bankruptcy claim. Greenfield appealed and the district court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision in October 2004. Greenfield appealed and this Court affirmed the district court’s decision in August 2005. See Greenfield v. BFP Invs., Ltd. (In re BFP Invs., Ltd.), 149 Fed. Appx. 828 (11th Cir. 2005) (unpublished) (“Greenfield I”). The basis for this Court’s decision in Greenfield I was that Greenfield had no valid claim in bankruptcy against BFP Limited.