Legal Opinion
MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc. v. Communications Network International, Ltd. (In Re WorldCom, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 7, 2007No. 19-08205PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARTHUR J. GONZALEZ, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of World-Com Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Debtors” or “WorldCom”) to strike Communications Network International, Ltd.’s (“CNI”) demand for a jury trial. WorldCom argues that CNI does not have a right to a jury trial because it subjected itself to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court upon filing its proof of claim and that WorldCom’s objections and claim 1 bear directly on the claims-allowance process. CNI argues that World-Com’s claim does not bear directly on the allowance of the proof of claim,…
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