Legal Opinion
Gecker v. Flynn (In Re Emerald Casino, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 26, 2011No. 19-00167PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
EUGENE R. WEDOFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The defendants’ summary judgment motion now before the court arises from the intersection of two complaints. One is a complaint in this bankruptcy case, brought by the trustee of the Chapter 7 estate of Emerald Casino, Inc. (“Emerald”) against several defendants involved in Emerald’s management. The other is an Illinois state court complaint first brought by individual investors in Emerald against many of the same defendants. The basis for the summary judgment motion is res judicata. The defendants in the bankruptcy complaint obtained…
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