· 5/8/1987
In Re Heritage Wood 'N Lakes Estates, Inc.
Citations
- 73 B.R. 511
- 1987 Bankr. LEXIS 697
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- in lifting automatic stay and dismissing Chapter 11 petition, court finds that debtor engaged in \forum shopping\
- “[The] bankruptcy courts should become involved in eases only if the bankruptcy court’s services are needed to truly reorganize a debtor who is having financial problems .... ”
- “This is basically no more than a two-party issue that can be resolved in the state court and perhaps in the federal district court on a RICO basis.”
- in lifting automatic stay and dismissing Chapter 11 petition, court finds that debtor engaged in “forum shopping”
- “[I]f the matter can be dealt with by another forum, better equipped to do it and in a better position to deal with a dispute between two parties or just a few parties, the bankruptcy court should refrain from exercising its jurisdiction.”
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Judges: George L. Proctor
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