Legal Opinion

Ritchie Special Credit Investments, Ltd. v. United States Trustee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 2, 2010No. 09-3271PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States Trustee appointed Douglas A. Kelley, Esq., as Chapter 11 trustee for the debtors in the jointly administered bankruptcy proceedings for certain companies established by Thomas J. Petters, including Petters Company, Inc. (PCI), and Petters Group Worldwide, LLC (PGW). Ritchie2 objected to the appointment, arguing that Kelley did not *998qualify as a “disinterested person” as required by 11 U.S.C. § 1104(d) and as defined by 11 U.S.C. § 101(14)(C) and that Kelley’s appointment as the common trustee for the jointly administered estates would prejudice Ritchie.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re Larry T. & Cynthia J. Martin D/B/A a & W Drive-In Restaurant & Martin's Exxon, Debtors. Appeal of Larry T. & Cynthia J. MartinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  2. Matter of Cash Currency Exchange, Inc., Debtors. Cash Currency Exchange, Inc. v. Donald C. Shine, ReceiverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. In Re Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  4. In re BH & P Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. In Re Plaza De Diego Shopping Center, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Robert L. Coley, Esquire. In Re Petition of Robert L. Coley, EtcCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. McDow v. DudleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
  2. Ritchie Capital Management v. John StoebnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Ritchie Special Credit Investments, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C. v. JeffriesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. John Stoebner v. Opportunity Finance, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018

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