Legal Opinion
In Re City of Bridgeport
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1991No. 19-50178PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND SECOND ORDER ON THE OBJECTION OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT TO CHAPTER 9 PETITION
ALAN H.W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
BACKGROUND
On June 6, 1991, the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, filed a petition under chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code. On June 12, the State of Connecticut and the Bridgeport Financial Review Board 1 (together “the State”) filed an objection to the petition, see 11 U.S.C. § 921(c), 2 asserting, inter alia, 3 that Bridgeport was not insolvent when it filed its petition and that the petition was filed in bad faith. 4 On June 21, the State filed an amended objection,…
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