Legal Opinion
Executive Sounding Board Associates Inc. ex rel. Oldco M Distribution Trust v. Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. (In re Oldco M Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 20, 2012No. Bankruptcy No. 09-13412 (MG); Adversary No. 11-01939 (MG)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GRANTING TRUSTEE’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
MARTIN GLENN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case raises the narrow but important and recurring issue whether a bankruptcy court may enter a final default judgment in an adversary proceeding in which the sole defendant failed to respond to the summons and complaint. The Court concludes that it may order entry of a final default judgment because the properly served defendant’s failure to respond to the summons and complaint provides consent to the entry of the default judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
The adversary complaint in this case was…
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