The Defendant brought a motion to dismiss Counts I - VII of the Trustee’s First Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) arguing that the Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction due to the jurisdictional limits imposed on bankruptcy judges by Stern v. Marshall. In support of its argument, the Defendant suggested that even the submission of findings of fact and conclusions of law to the district court would be an impermissible exercise of judicial power reserved to the district court. The Court first noted that the Stern decision does not implicate matters of subject matter jurisdiction, and held that it had related-to jurisdiction over the claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(c)(1), as each of the claims in Counts I - VII, if successful will bring money into the bankruptcy estate affecting the allocation of estate funds among creditors. Further, the Court declined to read the Stern opinion so expansively as to preclude the submission of proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law for de novo review to the district court. The Defendant also moved to dismiss Count VIII for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The Court dismissed this count which sought disallowance of claims pursuant to sections 502(d) and 502(j), noting that the Defendant had not yet filed a proof of claim in the bankruptcy case.