Legal Opinion
In Re City of Harrisburg, Pa
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 5, 2011No. 1:11-bk-06938MDFPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARY D. FRANCE, Chief Judge.
The City of Harrisburg, by its City Council, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Commonwealth”), the County of Dauphin (“Dauphin County”) and the City of Harrisburg by the Honorable Mayor Linda D. Thompson (the “Mayor”) and other creditors and interested parties objected to the filing. 1 For the reasons set forth below, the Objections were sustained at the hearing held on November 23, 2011, and the petition was dismissed. 2
I. Procedural History
The City Council for the City of Harrisburg…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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