Bobbitt lawyer: New Jersey couple still have not complied with court order on GoFundMe money
Judge Paula T. Dow in Mount Holly on Thursday ordered Mark D'Amico, 35, and Kate McClure, 28, to transfer by Friday afternoon what remained of the GoFundMe funds from their savings account into a frozen third-party account.
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A lawyer for Johnny Bobbitt Jr. said Saturday a Burlington County couple still had not complied with a court order to hand over what was left of the $400,000 they raised for the homeless man in a GoFundMe campaign.
No immediate action was taken in response to the reported failure to meet the transfer deadline, which was Friday afternoon. Jacqueline Promislo, one of Bobbitt's pro bono lawyers from Cozen O'Connor PC, said they do not intend to take any legal action over the Labor Day weekend.
On Friday night, Chris Fallon, another lawyer at Cozen O'Connor, which has set up an escrow account for the GoFundMe funds, said if the money is not transferred by Tuesday, the firm would file a petition to enforce the court's order.
Judge Paula T. Dow in Mount Holly on Thursday ordered Mark D'Amico, 35, and Kate McClure, 28, to transfer what remained of the funds from their savings account into a frozen third-party account. The ruling was made after Bobbitt claimed in a lawsuit that the two had used the money to "enjoy a lifestyle they could not afford," including taking expensive vacations and buying a BMW.
Ernest Badway, the lawyer for D’Amico and McClure, declined comment Saturday.