Legal Opinion
In Re Qimonda AG
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 16, 2010No. 14-35020PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT G. MAYER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The question presented is whether the automatic stay is applicable to an action pending before the International Trade Commission. The ITC argues that the action is an enforcement of its police or regulatory power and is excluded from the automatic stay. 1 11 U.S.C. § 362(b)(4).
Prior Bankruptcy Proceedings
Qimonda AG filed an application with the Amtsgericht-Insolvenzgericht Mün-chen (“the Munich Local Court”) to open insolvency proceedings under the German insolvency law. The Munich Local Court appointed Dr. Michael Jaffé as the preliminary…
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