Legal Opinion
In Re Grossinger
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 19, 2001No. 18-37024PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON SANCTIONS FOR SHAM INVOLUNTARY FILING
ADLAI S. HARDIN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Within the past year or so courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts have experienced a number of patently baseless and improper involuntary filings. The potential for collusive filing exists where a “friendly” creditor files an involuntary petition with no intention of serving the debt- or or seeking an order for relief but with the intent of frustrating the rights of a secured creditor or any other creditor whose state court remedies are stayed until the case is closed. In such a case there…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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