Legal Opinion

Matthews v. United Methodist Church

District Court, C.D. California

Decided August 16, 1978No. 77 01667 JM-AAHPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW REFERENCE TO BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AND CERTIFICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

HAUK, District Judge.

This matter arises out of bankruptcy litigation involving the Chapter X Estate of the Pacific Homes Corporation, a California non-profit corporation which operates retirement homes and health care facilities providing residential and convalescent care to approximately 1,700 senior citizens. The motion before the Court raises a single and narrow, but complex legal question: Does a bankruptcy judge-referee in a Chapter X bankruptcy proceeding possess…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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3Cited by1 opinion

In Re Pacific HomesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1978