Legal Opinion

Stratton v. Mariner Health Care, Inc. (In Re Mariner Post-Acute Network, Inc.)

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided December 16, 2003No. Bankruptcy Nos. 00-00113 MFW, 00-215-MFW, Adversary Nos. 02-5604, 02-5606PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION 1

MARY F. WALRATH, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Motion to Remand to the Delaware Chancery Court a proceeding commenced by the Plaintiffs against the Debtor. The Debtor opposes the Motion to remand and seeks dismissal of the Delaware Action. For the following reasons, we deny the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand and grant the Debtor’s Motion to Dismiss the Delaware Action.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On or about July 31, 1998, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paragon Health Network merged with Mariner Health Group, Inc. (“the Debtor”) through a merger agreement (“the Merger…

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