Legal Opinion
United States v. Inslaw, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 7, 1991No. Nos. 90-5052 to 90-5055PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code imposes an automatic stay of “any act to obtain possession of property of the estate ... or to exercise control over property of the estate.” 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(3) (1988). Inslaw, Inc., after filing for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, invoked § 362(a) to secure bankruptcy court adjudication of a large segment of its prolonged dispute with the Department of Justice over the Department’s right to use a case-tracking software system…
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