In Re Heritage Village Church & Missionary Fellowship, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS

RUFUS W. REYNOLDS, Bankruptcy Judge.

The question presented for decision is both unique and complex in that it involves a matter of first impression before this Court and it concerns an area that could potentially affect a large number of claimants in bankruptcy proceedings. This Court must determine whether a claim “deemed filed” in a Chapter 11 proceeding remains effective when the claimant attempts to assign the claim subsequent to the bar date for filing claims.

On June 12, 1987, Heritage Village Church and Missionary…