NEW YORK, NY – For those who are unaware of the backstory behind the failed cyber-squatting attempt by Arizona Heidi in her effort to steal the online identity of the original Heidi Powell, the effort continues via opening of an old bankruptcy case to acquire the domain name HeidiPowell.com.
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE before Honorable Marc Barreca, Chapter 7, Hearing Date: March 22, 2017, Hearing Time: 10:00 a.m.
Even if the trustee had known about the domain name, at the time, (whether it is in-fact property or not, or if it is, or was, an executory contract, at the time) the trustee would not have chosen to assume the contractual agreement or to continue to renew and register the domain name contract; because at the time it had little to no value, there would have been no bidders, and no-one would have wanted it. Whether or not it should have been disclosed, or if it were even properly disclosed (Cable and Internet service expenses were in-fact disclosed), at the time, is now irrelevant in my opinion. There is and was obviously no bad faith in this situation; the domain was of no value, at the time, Case Closed.
The judge allowing this case to even continue is making a mockery of the legal system.
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ADDED: PREVIOUS HEARING: Motion to Sell Domain Name November 23, 2016
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE before Honorable Marc Barreca, Chapter 7, Hearing Date: November 23, 2016
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From listening to the judge not looking good for the real Heidi Powell, that’s a shame.
In my opinion, if the tv star Heidi Powell asked to buy the name before the bankruptcy suit was finished / finalized / released or she had been known to many from tv or radio, then it should be considered an asset because it had significant value and should have been part of what was claimed in the beginning but was not. If the tv Powell did not do this until the last 2-3 years or so, the value of the name appreciated a lot after she became a “star”, and the name had minimal value and likely no resale value when the bankruptcy was initially filed. If this is the case then I can’t see the judge or trustee giving the name to a tv “star” because when the bankruptcy was filed there was no real value to the name.