Legal Opinion
Adelphia Communications Corp. v. Rigas (In Re Adelphia Communications Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 2, 2004No. 18-23674PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Decision on Motion Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(f)
ROBERT E. GERBER, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this adversary proceeding under the umbrella of a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, in which plaintiff Adelp-hia Communications has moved for summary judgment on two of its many claims, the Rigas Defendants move, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(f), for an order deferring consideration of Adelphia’s now-pending summary judgment motion until the Rigas Defendants can complete a rather extensive array of document and testimonial discovery. 1
The Rigas Defendants’ 56(f) motion requires the Court to decide, as a…
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