In Re WorldCom, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that “[t]he party moving for the retroactive lifting of the stay has the burden to make a prima facie showing of cause for relief”
• “When an action has been commenced in violation of the stay, that action can only be made legitimate by an order retroactively validating the action.”
• “The relevant factors are: (1) if the creditor had actual or constructive knowledge of the bankruptcy filing and, therefore, of the stay, (2) if the debtor has acted in bad faith, (3) if there was equity in the property of the estate, (4

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Killmer
  S.D. New York· 2014-07-03· cited 11×
• In re Cunningham
  E.D. New York· 2014-03-13· cited 9×
• In Re Taub
  E.D. New York· 2010-10-08· cited 8×
• In Re Marketxt Holdings, Corp.
  S.D. New York· 2010-04-15· cited 8×
• Chimera Capital, L.P. v. Nisselson
  S.D. New York· 2010-04-15· cited 2×
• In re McCrimmon
  D. Maryland· 2015-08-26· cited 1×
• In re Chispito, Inc.
  D. Puerto Rico· 2013-02-27

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court· 1950-06-05· cited 10,395×
• Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. Partnership
  Supreme Court· 1993-03-24· cited 5,239×
• Kalb v. Feuerstein
  Supreme Court· 1940-01-02· cited 580×
• Albany Partners, Ltd. v. Westbrook (In Re Albany Partners, Ltd.)
  Eleventh Circuit· 1984-12-26· cited 524×
• In Re Sonnax Industries, Inc., Debtor. Sonnax Industries, Inc. v. Tri Component Products Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1990-06-25· cited 427×
• Rexnord Holdings, Inc. v. Maurice Bidermann
  Second Circuit· 1994-04-07· cited 427×
• Soares v. Brockton Credit Union
  First Circuit· 1997-03-13· cited 304×
• In Re Curtis
  D. Utah· 1984-06-11· cited 146×
• In Re Johns-Manville Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1986-02-11· cited 111×
• Eastern Refractories Co. Inc. v. Forty Eight Insulations Inc. Aycock Inc., Fibrex Inc. And Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
  Second Circuit· 1998-10-07· cited 73×
• Shugrue v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n (In re Ionosphere Clubs, Inc.)
  Second Circuit· 1990-12-21· cited 61×
• In Re XO Communications, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2003-11-26· cited 43×
• First American Title Insurance v. Lett (In Re Lett)
  W.D. Missouri· 1999-08-24· cited 41×
• In Re Johns-Manville Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1989-03-15· cited 40×
• In Re Enron Corp.
  S.D. New York· 2003-09-17· cited 35×
• In Re Stockwell
  D. Vermont· 2001-05-15· cited 31×
• In Re Kaplan Breslaw Ash, LLC
  S.D. New York· 2001-06-20· cited 31×
• 48th Street Steakhouse, Inc. v. Rockefeller Center, Inc. (In Re 48th Street Steakhouse, Inc.)
  S.D. New York· 1986-05-28· cited 30×
• In Re Best Payphones, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2002-06-24· cited 19×
• In Re Enron Corp.
  S.D. New York· 2004-03-15· cited 12×