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In Re G & H Steel Service, Inc.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 18, 1987No. 16-14529PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before us is a Motion by the Defendants in a lawsuit initiated by the Debtors requesting us to vacate our Order appointing, as special counsel for the Debtors in these cases, an attorney who is admittedly not a “disinterested party” due to his close past relationship with the Debtors and whose alleged “intimate and involved” relationship with the Debtors allegedly may result in his being called as a witness by the Defendants. Finding that special counsel need not be “disinterested” and that the policy of allowing a litigant, as opposed to his opponent,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In Re RobertsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
  2. In Re Philadelphia Athletic Club, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Leon Kroungold and Thaddeus S. Bochey v. Stanton L. TriesterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  4. In The Matter Of The Bohack CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  5. Umbriac v. American Snacks, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Tidewater Memorial Hospital, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1989
  2. In Re BowmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1995
  3. In Re SmithUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. In Re BrennanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
  5. In Re Greater Pottstown Community Church of the Evangelical Congregational ChurchUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987

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