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In Re: Hal, Inc. Hawaiian Airlines Inc. West Maui Airport, Inc. Debtors. Hal, Inc. Hawaiian Airlines Inc. West Maui Airport, Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 16, 1997No. 96-15978PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Hawaiian Airlines appeals a ruling of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirming a bankruptcy judge’s granting of a setoff to various agencies of the United States under 11 U.S.C. § 553 on the ground that the agencies constituted a- unitary creditor for purposes of the Bankruptcy Act. We affirm.

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On September 21, 1993, Hal, Inc., Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., and West Maui Airport, Inc., (collectively “Hawaiian Airlines”) filed a petition for reorganization pursuant to Chap-. ter 11 of The Bankruptcy Code. Prior to filing the petition, Hawaiian Airlines had been paying…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. John Doe v. United States of America, in Re John Doe, Debtor. John Doe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. Citizens Bank of Md. v. StrumpfSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Cherry Cotton Mills, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. In Re Cascade Roads, Inc., Debtor. United States of America v. Peter H. Arkison, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  5. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  2. Wechsler v. MacKe International Trade, Inc. (In Re MacKe International Trade, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. In Re: Southern California Plastics, Inc., Debtor. Lawrence A. Diamant, Chapter 7 Trustee v. Vartan KasparianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Andrew Maxwell, Not Individually but as Trustee of the Estate of Pyramid Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Biggs v. Stovin (In Re Luz International, Ltd.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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