In the Matter of Westec Corporation, Debtor. Florida Institute of Technology v. Orville S. Carpenter, Trustee of Westec Corporation, Debtor

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

The thorny and persistent question of the existence or nonexistence of summary jurisdiction confronts us once again in this case, this time in relation to the extent of a reorganization court’s authority to exercise complete and total control over all property of the debtor, wherever located, whether or not requisite notice has been given concerning the pendency of such proceedings under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act.

This case comes to us from the Southern District of Texas and specifically involves the long-drawn out and many faceted reorganization of Westec…