In Re Lakeside Community Hospital, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RONALD S. BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Illinois Department of Revenue and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (collectively, IDR/IDES) moved to modify the automatic stay so they can set-off their claims against the Debtor (the former operator of the hospital) against amounts due the Debtor from the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) for Medicaid reimbursements. The motion will be denied because the debts are not mutual, and the IDR/IDES therefore have no right of setoff protected in bankruptcy.
BACKGROUND
There is no dispute about the facts. The Debtor,…
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