Legal Opinion
In re Washington Lane Associates
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 27, 1984No. Bankruptcy No. 82-00019GPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Chief Judge:
The issue raised before us is whether we should grant a motion to recuse ourselves from hearing matters involving a creditor of the debtor, which creditor is also an employee of this court. We will grant the motion because the creditor’s thoughtless actions have raised the specter of impropriety.
The facts of this vexatious affair are as follows:1 The petition for reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (“the Code”) was filed by the debtor on January 4, 1982. The debtor is a limited partnership consisting of Harvey Plowfield (“Plowfield”) as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Potashnick v. Port City Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Clarence Christian NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Carla Florentine Hines, Leroy Dale Hines, Robert E. Woolverton, Anna Mae Hines, and Anthony A. CasselCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Harvey NobelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Hall v. Small Business AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dery v. Beacon Finance Co. (In re By-Rite Oil Co.)District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1988