Legal Opinion
Grede v. Bank of New York Mellon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 18, 2010No. 09-3121PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
After Sentinel Management Group, Inc., entered bankruptcy, the court appointed Frederick Grede as its trustee. A plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code created a trust to hold most of Sentinel’s assets (valued at more than $500 million) while its business was being wound up, its investments cashed out, and its claims paid. The plan was confirmed in December 2008. No one asked for a stay or appealed, and the plan took effect. Grede changed hats from Chapter 11 Trustee to Trustee of the Sentinel Liquidation Trust.
Sentinel was a futures commission…
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