Legal Opinion
Santangelo Law Offices, P.C. v. Touchstone Home Health LLC (In re Touchstone Home Health LLC)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 21, 2017No. Bankruptcy Case No. 17-11134 TBMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RELIEF FROM STAY AND COMPELLING ARBITRATION
Thomas B. McNamara, United States Bankruptcy Court Judge
Does bankruptcy eclipse arbitration? Arbitration proceedings pending before bank*259ruptcy generally are stopped by the automatic stay—a key protection that allows a bankruptcy debtor breathing space to reorganize. However, the automatic stay is not impregnable. Section 362(d)(1)1 of the Bankruptcy Code permits the Court to grant relief from the automatic stay “for cause.” Moreover, motions for relief from the automatic stay are ubiquitous in bankruptcy cases.…
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