Bliss Technologies, Inc. Ex Rel. Unsecured Creditors Committee v. HMI Industries, Inc. (In Re Bliss Technologies, Inc.)

OPINION REGARDING CORE/NON-CORE DETERMINATION IN ADVERSARY PROCEEDING

THOMAS J. TUCKER, Bankruptcy Judge.

At the request of Defendants, and in response to an Order of the United States District Court that denied Defendants’ motion to withdraw the reference without prejudice, 1 this Court must determine whether Plaintiffs causes of action in this adversary proceeding are core or non-core under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). See 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(3). The parties have briefed this issue, and have agreed that the Court should make its determination based on the briefs, without a hearing or oral argument.

For…