Legal Opinion

Kmart Creditor Trust v. Conaway (In Re Kmart Corp.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided March 25, 2004No. 19-42278PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION GRANTING KMART CREDITOR TRUST’S MOTION FOR REMAND

MARCY BETH MCIVOR, Bankruptcy Judge.

For the reasons set forth below, this Court ABSTAINS from hearing this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334(c)(2) (mandatory abstention) and, in the alternative, ABSTAINS from hearing this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334(c)(1) (permissive abstention) and GRANTS the Kmart Creditor Trust’s Motion for Remand pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452.

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The parties provided many pages of background and facts in their briefs. The Court has limited its findings of fact to those facts which are relevant to…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Southmark Corp. v. Coopers & LybrandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  2. Sanders Confectionery Products, Inc. v. Heller Financial, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  3. Gober v. Terra + CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  4. Phillip E. Beard, Trustee for Greater Pittsburgh Business Development Corp. v. Melvin A. Braunstein, an Individual, D/B/A M.A. Braunstein Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  5. Williams v. Citifinancial Mortgage Co. (In Re Williams)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Andrus v. Ajemian (In Re Ajemian)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2006
  2. Johnston v. City of Middletown (In re Johnston)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2012
  3. Perry v. EMC Mortgage Corp. (In Re Perry)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2008
  4. Sistemas Integrados de Salud del Suroeste, Inc. v. Medical Educational & Health Services, Inc. (In re Medical Educational & Health Services, Inc.)District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2012
  5. Lewis v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (In re Friede Goldman Halter, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2019

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