Legal Opinion
In Re Parsons
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 27, 1992No. Bankruptcy 91-00695, 91-00700PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION RE: MOTION TO DISMISS FILED BY WILLIAM REBACK
S. MARTIN TEEL, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Under the court’s consideration are the Motions to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case filed by William Reback (“Reback”) on the grounds that the debtors’ petitions were filed in bad faith. The court finds that the debtors’ petitions were filed for the sole purpose of obtaining a stay of execution pending the appeal of a district court decision awarding Reback summary judgment. While the court believes that the filing of a petition in order to stay the execution of a judgment may be appropriate in certain cases,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In Re Alton Telegraph Printing Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · 1981
- In Re CoreyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Hawaii · 1984
- In Re McStayUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · 1987
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- In Re HalpernUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1999