Legal Opinion
Langston Law Firm v. Mississippi
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 17, 2008No. 08 Civ. 4331(WHP)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, District Judge.
The Langston Law Firm appeals an order of Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez dated April 2, 2008 (the “Abstention Order”) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) granting the motion for abstention filed by The State of Mississippi, Stacy Pickering, Auditor of the State of Mississippi, and Phil Bryant, former Auditor for the State of Mississippi (collectively the “State”). For the following reasons, this Court affirms the Abstention Order.
BACKGROUND
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