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St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. v. Morrison-Knudsen Co. (In Re St. Johnsbury Trucking Co.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 24, 1996No. 95 Civ. 1344 (SS). Bankruptcy No. 93 B 43136 (FGC). Adv. No. 95/8004APublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.
These consolidated bankruptcy eases come before me on plaintiffs motion for a declaratory judgment holding certain provisions of the Negotiated Rates Act of 1998, Pub.L. No. 103-180,107 Stat. 2044 (the “Rates Act”) 1 to be inapplicable in a bankruptcy proceeding, or, in the alternative, unconstitutional. I am also required to determine whether to certify this decision for appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b).
For the reasons discussed, I deny plaintiffs motion and hold that the Rates Act is constitutional and applies to plaintiffs claims. Because…
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- Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Reiter v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by1 opinion
- St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. v. Mead Johnson & Co. (In Re St. Johnsbury Trucking Co.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1996