Legal Opinion
Munford v. Munford, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 10, 1996No. 94-9014PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
In this case arising in a bankruptcy context, the court affirms the district court’s ruling that 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 16, authorize bankruptcy courts to enter bar orders to facilitate settlements.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 17, 1991, Munford, Inc., acting as debtor in possession under 11 U.S.C. §§ 544(b) and 1107(a), brought an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court in the Northern District of Georgia seeking to avoid transfers of property, disallow contract claims, and recover monetary damages alleging that a leverage…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Pacor, Inc. v. John Higgins, Jr. And Louise HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,957 in Re U.S. Oil and Gas Litigation. Gerald B. Wald, Receiver of U.S. Oil and Gas Corporation, Eagle Oil and Gas Corporation, the Stratford Company v. Gurdon Wolfson, Pinnacle Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a Bermuda Corporation, Defendant-Cross Claim Alexander & Alexander, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, Jerrell Riley, Defendants-Cross Claim Edward B. And Tina M. Learned, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Who Purchased Oil and Gas Programs Coupled With an Annuity From U.S. Oil and Gas Corporation and the Stratford Company v. Gurdon WolfsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Restigouche, Inc. v. Town of JupiterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- 23 Collier bankr.cas.2d 999, Bankr. L. Rep. P 73,616 in the Matter of Lemco Gypsum, Inc., Debtor. Lawrence E. Miller, Jr., Miller Resources, Inc. v. Kemira, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Infant Formula Antitrust Litigation, MDL 878 v. Abbott LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Bank United v. ManleyDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2001
- Irwin v. Beloit Corp. (In Re Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 2000
- Matter Of Munford, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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