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In Re Wheatfield Business Park LLC

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California

Decided November 22, 2002No. LA 02-21691-SB, LA 02-21693-SB, LA 02-22988-SBPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

First Amended Opinion on Notice re Conflicts of Interest in Employment of Counsel

SAMUEL L. BUFFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The three debtors in these administratively consolidated cases have moved for the appointment of Berkowitz, Black & Zolke and its predecessor Weiss & Spees, LLP (collectively “BBZ”) as counsel for each of them. Because employment in all three cases poses several potential conflicts of interest, consent of the relevant parties must be obtained. For a debtor in a bankruptcy case, which is presumptively insolvent, such consent must be obtained from the creditors.…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re Larry T. & Cynthia J. Martin D/B/A a & W Drive-In Restaurant & Martin's Exxon, Debtors. Appeal of Larry T. & Cynthia J. MartinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  3. In Re Granite Partners, L.P.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1998
  4. Gill v. Sierra Pacific Construction, Inc. (In Re Parkway Calabasas Ltd.)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1988
  5. In Re Envirodyne Industries, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Tevis v. Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP (In Re Tevis)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  2. In Re 7677 East Berry Avenue Associates, L.P.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2009
  3. Needler v. Rendlen (In Re Big Mac Marine, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. Liapis v. Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of WashoeNevada Supreme Court · 2012
  5. In re WM Distribution, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2017

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