Legal Opinion
Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. Liantonio (In Re Standard Steel Sections, Inc.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 20, 1996No. 96 Civ. 4060 (JSR)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
RAKOFF, District Judge.
The fundamental question raised by this appeal is what legal standard determines whether a committee of unsecured creditors is entitled to appointment of counsel under § 1103(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
The question arises in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings for Standard Steel Sections Inc. On June 20, 1995, an involuntary petition for relief was filed against the debtor, Standard Steel, pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and on July 11, 1995, the case was converted to Chapter 11. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1104, the Bankruptcy Court (Hon.…
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- In re Amatex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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- In Re Lifschultz Fast Freight, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
- Committee of Dalkon Shield v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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