Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. American Institute for Research & Development
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 31, 1998No. CIV. A. 97-30004-MAPPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM REGARDING FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW REFERENCE UNDER BANKRUPTCY RULE 5011(a), AND TO DISMISS THE INVOLUNTARY BANK-RUPTCYPROCEEDING 1
(Docket No. 1)
PONSOR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The motion before the court arises in the midst of a legal traffic jam among a civil enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), related civil damage suits brought by private parties, pending bankruptcy proceedings, and an ongoing felony investigation. The facts are set forth in, detail in the body of this memorandum but may be summarized by way of introduction…
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