Legal Opinion
In Re Braten
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 19, 1988No. 19-35235PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON CREDITOR’S MOTION TO JOIN IN THE INVOLUNTARY PETITION
HOWARD SCHWARTZBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor, Milton Braten, disputes the claim of his former attorney, Lawson F. Bernstein, P.C. (“Bernstein”), and contends that Bernstein is not a qualified creditor under 11 U.S.C. § 303(c) who may intervene in the involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that was originally commenced against him by a single creditor, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (“Hong Kong”).
On October 1, 1986, Hong Kong served and filed with this court an involuntary petition for relief against the debtor…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In the Matter of Jane Marlene Busick, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In Re LoughUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1986
- In Re B.D. International Discount Corp., Debtor-Appellant. B.D. International Discount Corp. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of Royal G. Covey and Norma L. Covey, Individually and as Partners, D/B/A Covey Dodge, Bankrupts-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- In Re Johnston Hawks, Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re KujawaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1990
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