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Ritter Ranch Development, L.L.C. v. City of Palmdale (In Re Ritter Ranch Development, L.L.C.)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 29, 2000No. BAP No. CC-00-1027-MoRiP. Bankruptcy No. SV 98-25043-GM. Adversary No. SV 99-01641-GMPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MONTALI, Bankruptcy Judge.

Debtor Ritter Ranch Development, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and Chapter 11 debtor in possession (“Ritter Ranch”), seeks a declaratory judgment that the holders of $40.7 million in community development bonds (the “Bondholders”) are “creditors” in this case. Rit-ter Ranch apparently wants the Bondholders to be creditors so that it can either cure defaults and resume regular payments, or else attempt to use the Bankruptcy Code’s “cram-down” provisions to modify the Bondholders’ rights without their consent. The bankruptcy court entered a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Figueroa v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2007
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