Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Neumann Homes, Inc. v. Neumann (In Re Neumann Homes, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHARLES P. KOCORAS, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the motion of Defendants Kenneth Neu-mann and Jean Neumann (“Neumanns”) to withdraw the reference of an adversary proceeding to the bankruptcy court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(c) and Fed. R. Bankr.P. 5011(a). For the following reasons, the motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

On November 1, 2007, Neumann Homes, Inc. (“NHI”) and certain of its affiliates filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Thereafter on December 10, 2008, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of…