Bannistor v. Colotone, Inc. (In Re Charter Graphic Services, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

STEVEN A. FELSENTHAL, Bankruptcy Judge.

Former employees of Charter Graphic Services, Inc., the debtor, seek to recover unpaid employee benefits from the defendants. While basically conceding that the employee benefits have not been paid, the defendants contend they have no liability to the former employees.

The court conducted a trial of this matter on January 20-23, February 9-10, February 13 and February 17, 1998. The plaintiffs’ third amended complaint raises a non-core matter. The parties have not expressly consented to the entry of a final order by this court.…