Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Pyramid Energy, Ltd., Debtor-Appellant v. Heyl & Patterson, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 27, 1989No. 88-1094PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

After filing for Bankruptcy under Chapter 11, Pyramid Energy, Ltd. (“Pyramid”) initiated an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy against Heyl & Patterson, Inc., (“Heyl”), seeking $20,000,000.00 in damages for breach of warranty or guarantee. 1 Some twenty-one months later, the bankruptcy court dismissed the complaint with prejudice after Pyramid repeatedly failed to file a proposed Pre-Trial Order and failed to be prepared to proceed with trial. The district court affirmed the decision of the bankruptcy court and Pyramid appeals. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
  3. Effie Mae Lewis v. Lenc-Smith Manufacturing Company, Now Known as Bally, L.S.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  4. C.K.S. Engineers, Inc. v. White Mountain Gypsum Company, M.S. Riddle and Eryl A. CummingsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. William Hallam Webber v. The Eye CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  2. Mark A. Ball v. City of Chicago and Alfred S. Schultz, Individually and as Agent of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Salvatore Di Mucci, Robert Di Mucci and Anthony Di MucciCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Mary Dickerson v. Board of Education of Ford Heights, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Salmeron v. Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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