Legal Opinion

Reedsburg Utility Commission v. Grede Foundries, Inc. (In Re Grede Foundries, Inc.)

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 13, 2011No. 10-2509PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

When debtor and appellee Grede Foundries, Inc. entered bankruptcy, the Wisconsin smelting plant owed more than $1.3 million in delinquent utility charges to the local municipal utility, appellant Reeds-burg Utility Commission. Months after Grede filed for bankruptcy, and despite the automatic stay that accompanied Gre-de’s filing, Reedsburg implemented the process pursuant to state law by which it could collect on Grede’s arrearage. Grede sought to enforce the stay. The bankruptcy court and the district court found that none of the exceptions to the automatic stay…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Charles Holtkamp and Holtkamp Farms, Inc., Debtors-Appellants. Charles Holtkamp and Holtkamp Farms, Inc. v. Ronald E. LittlefieldCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  2. United States v. Reorganized CF&I Fabricators of Utah, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. City of New York v. FeiringSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. Illinois Central Railroad v. DecaturSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  5. In Re Charles Stringer, Ii, Debtor. Charles Stringer, Ii, Debtor-Appellant v. Aristela Huet, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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  4. Hijjawi v. Five North Wabash Condominium Ass'nUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2013
  5. Escobedo v. Davis (In re Escobedo)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2014

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