Legal Opinion
In Re Auto Parts Club, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California
Decided August 9, 1998No. 19-00482PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
LOUISE DeCARL ADLER, Chief Judge.
The purpose of bankruptcy law is to equitably adjust the relationship between a debt- or and its creditors, ratably distributing limited assets among competing claimants in accordance with the federally-mandated priority scheme. The judges appointed to oversee this process are primarily charged with resolving disputes among those claimants and between the claimants and the debtor. As the caseload grows, so do the number of disputes.
Bankruptcy judges also have as a collateral duty the obligation to review and decide requests for compensation…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In Re Nucorp Energy, Inc., an Ohio Corporation, and Its Affiliates, Debtors. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & ScrippsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Salvatore D'EmanuElE v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., Long Term Disability Plan & Trust Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- In the Matter of Taxman Clothing Company, Debtor. Appeal of Arthur Winer, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Lobel & Opera v. United States Trustee (In Re Auto Parts Club, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Wepsic v. Josephson (In Re Wepsic)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1999
- In Re National Staffing Services, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2005
- Wepsic v. Josephson (In re Wepsic)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1999