Legal Opinion

Solidus Networks, Inc. v. Excel Innovations, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 7, 2007No. 06-17288PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWIN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Debtor Excel Innovations, Inc. (“Excel”) applied for a prehminary injunction staying arbitration proceedings between two non-bánkrupt parties, Indivos Corporation (“Indivos”) and former Excel CEO Ned Hoffman (“Hoffman”). The bankruptcy court granted the injunction, finding a reasonable probability that the arbitration could conceivably affect the debtor and the bankruptcy estate. The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) affirmed. The present appeal followed.

We hold that when a debtor applies for a 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) prehminary injunction to stay a proceeding in…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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