HSBC Bank USA v. Handel (In Re Handel)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

Before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel are the “Motion of HSBC Bank USA for an Order Authorizing Immediate Appeal of the July 27, 1999 Bankruptcy Court Order Denying Motion to Dismiss or Transfer” (Motion) and “HSBC Bank USA’s Memorandum of Law in Support of its Motion ...” (Memorandum) seeking leave to appeal an interlocutory order issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Western Division. The Debtor, Joel M. Handel, filed an opposition and memorandum of law. 1

BACKGROUND

This appeal arises from the bankruptcy…