Legal Opinion
In re Pearlman
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided January 10, 2012No. Nos. 6:07-bk-00761-KSJ, 6:07-bk-00762-KSJ, 6:07-bk-00832-KSJ, 6:07-bk-01504-KSJ, 6:07-bk-01505-KSJ, 6:07-bk-01779-KSJ, 6:07-bk-01856-KSJ, 6:07-bk-02431-KSJ, 6:07-bk-02432-KSJ, 6:07-bk-04160-KSJ, 6:07-bk-04161-KSJPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING MOTION FOR SUBSTANTIVE CONSOLIDATION OF NON-DEBTOR ENTITIES
KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Chief Judge.
Louis J. Pearlman and ten Pearlman-related entities are the debtors in these related cases which are both jointly administered and substantively consolidated. Several parties now seek to add numerous non-debtor entities to the cases relying on the legal theory of substantive consolidation. Because neither the Bankruptcy Code1 nor any other legal authority allows for the substantive consolidation of non-debtor entities with bankrupt parties, the Court will deny the request.
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