Iron-Oak Supply Corp. v. NIBCO, Inc. (In Re Iron-Oak Supply Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED
CHRISTOPHER M. KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judge:
This motion to dismiss poses a question of first impression prompted by recent court of appeals decisions that saddle the debtor in possession with the trustee’s two-year statute of limitations for bringing avoiding actions, 11 U.S.C. § 546(a)(1), measured from the date the bankruptcy case is filed.
The question is whether a representative of the estate appointed to bring preference actions pursuant to a confirmed plan of reorganization under 11 U.S.C. §…
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