Legal Opinion
Pan Am Corp. v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (In Re Pan Am Corp.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 7, 1993No. Bankruptcy Nos. 91 B 10080, 91 B 10087(CB). Adv. No. 91-6626A(CB). Appeal Nos. 93 Civ. 6169, 93-Civ. 6170 (LAP)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PRESELA, District Judge:
This is an appeal by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (“S & P”) from two orders of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The first order, issued on July 16,1993, denied S & P’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum issued by appellee Pan Am Corporation, et al. and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (“Pan Am”). The second order, issued on August 10, 1993, held S & P in civil contempt for failing to comply with the subpoena duces tecum. For the reasons set out below, both of those orders are reversed.
BACKGROUND
This appeal…
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