Legal Opinion
In Re Daily Corp.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 1987No. 19-10870PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRUCE FOX, Bankruptcy Judge:
At issue before me is the power of this court to dismiss a chapter 11 bankruptcy case sua sponte. The debtor argues that this court does not have any power to act pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) and that the recent amendment to 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) is not yet effective in this district. Thus, the debtor asserts that I am without any authority to act on my own motion.
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On January 20, 1986, this debtor filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under chapter 11. A committee of unsecured creditors was then appointed under 11 U.S.C. § 1102 which retained counsel as…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- American Tobacco Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In the Matter of Little Creek Development Company, Debtor. Little Creek Development Co. v. Commonwealth Mortgage Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Victory Const. Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 1981
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Matter of Mother Hubbard, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1993
- In Re GellerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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