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In re Best Payphones, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 21, 2007No. Civil No. 05 Civ. 8561(RJH); Bankruptcy No. 01-15472(SMB)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HOLWELL, District Judge.

The New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications (“DoITT”) (hereinafter, “City”) filed two proofs of claims in this confirmed Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, seeking fines in connection with the operation of public pay telephones by debtor Best Payphones, Inc. (“Best”). On October 6, 2005, Best moved to withdraw the reference of the part of its objection based on the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“TCA”), 47 U.S.C. § 251 et seq., in particular 47 U.S.C. §§ 253(a) and (c). The City argues that withdrawal is…

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In Re Orion Pictures Corporation, Debtor, Orion Pictures Corporation v. Showtime Networks, Inc., Formerly Known as Showtime/the Movie Channel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
City of New York v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
Tcg New York, Inc. v. City Of White PlainsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
In Re Best Payphones, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2002
Keene Corp. v. Williams Bailey & Wesner, L.L.P. (In Re Keene Corp.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1995

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In re Best Payphones, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2015