Legal Opinion
In re Houston Regional Sports Network, L.P.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 12, 2014No. 13-35998PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MARVIN ISGUR, Bankruptcy Judge.
Five creditors, each holding a claim not subject to a bona fide dispute, joined in an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the Houston Regional Sports Network, *471L.P. The Network did not answer the petition. The Houston Astros, a partner and creditor of the Network, alleges that the petition should be dismissed for bad faith and because of the futility of the Network’s reorganization. Because the five creditors acted to preserve the Network’s value, and because the Astros have shown no bad faith motive in the filing, the Court finds an absence…
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