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Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 11, 2009No. Civil Action 09-1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
There are two issues pending before the Court: (1) Does the Court have jurisdiction to consider an appeal from the order of the Bankruptcy Court denying, without prejudice, the Debtors’ application for the appointment of special counsel under 11 U.S.C. § 327(e); and (2) If there is jurisdiction, does the Bankruptcy Court’s denial of the application constitute an abuse of discretion. For the reasons that follow, the Court holds it does have jurisdiction to consider the appeal, and the Bankruptcy Court’s denial of the appointment of special counsel…
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