Legal Opinion
Aozora Bank Ltd. v. Securities Investor Protection Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 4, 2012No. Nos. 11 Civ. 5683(DLC), 11 Civ. 5805(DLC), 11 Civ. 6127(DLC), 11 Civ. 6128(DLC), 11 Civ. 6129(DLC), 11 Civ. 6130(DLC), 11 Civ. 6131(DLC), 11 Civ. 6273(DLC), 11 Civ. 6274(DLC), 11 Civ. 6275(DLC), 11 Civ. 6276(DLC), 11 Civ. 6277(DLC), 11 Civ. 6355(DLC), 11 Civ. 6356(DLC), 11 Civ. 6357(DLC), 11 Civ. 6358(DLC), 11 Civ. 6473(DLC), 11 Civ. 6474(DLC), 11 Civ. 6551(DLC), 11 Civ. 6552(DLC), 11 Civ. 6553(DLC), 11 Civ. 6554(DLC), 11 Civ. 6565(DLC), 11 Civ. 6996(DLC), 11 Civ. 6997(DLC), 11 Civ. 6998(DLC), 11 Civ. 6999(DLC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*119 OPINION & ORDER
DENISE COTE, District Judge.
Investors in various “feeder funds” that invested in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (“BLMIS”) appeal from a Decision of the Honorable Burton R. Lif-*120land, Bankruptcy Judge, in the BLMIS liquidation proceedings (the “Decision”) denying their claims. Sec. Investor Prot. Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC, 454 B.R. 285 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y.2011). Because these investors do not qualify as “customers” under the plain language of the Securities Investor Protection Act (“SIPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 78aaa et seq., the Decision is affirmed.
BACKGROUND
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