Legal Opinion
Stanley v. S.S. Retail Stores Corp. (In re S.S. Retail Stores Corp.)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1998No. 97-17004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The United States Trustee appeals an order from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) for the Ninth Circuit affirming the bankruptcy court’s order authorizing appointment of Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher, LP as general counsel for S.S. Retail Stores, a debtor-in-possession. The U.S. Trustee claims that appointment was improper because Gibson, Dunn is not a disinterested person as required by 11 U.S.C. § 327(a) given that one of its partners had recently served as an officer of S.S. Retail and was therefore not disinterested. We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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In May of 1996, S.S.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In the Matter of Pizza of Hawaii, Inc., Debtor. Pizza of Hawaii, Inc. v. Shakey's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- In re Continental Investment Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,650 in Re Karen Virginia Stanton, Debtor. T.O. King v. Karen Virginia StantonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- In the Matter of Devlieg, Incorporated, Debtor. Appeal of Devlieg-Bullard, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Security Pacific Bank Washington v. Steinberg (In re Westwood Shake & Shingle, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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- In Re S.S. Retail Stores Corporation, a California Corporation, Debtor. Linda Ekstrom Stanley, United States Trustee, Region 17 v. S.S. Retail Stores Corporation Official Unsecured Creditors CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998