· 6/13/2003
National City Bank v. Lapides (In Re Transcolor Corp.)
Citations
- 296 B.R. 343
- 2003 Bankr. LEXIS 799
- 41 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 174
- 2003 WL 21666571
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that filing of adversary proceeding against debtors did not violate automatic stay and collecting cases
- noting that § 541(a) “casts a wide net”
- noting that § 541(a) “casts a wide net”
- \[T]he [Bankruptcy] Code implicitly permits the filing of suit in the bankruptcy court against a debtor without violating the automatic stay.\
- “Whether the automatic stay prevents the filing or maintenance of a cause of action outside the bankruptcy court depends upon whether the suit itself is property of the debtor or the debtor’s estate.”
- referring to 11 U.S.C. §§ 301, 303
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Judges: James F. Schneider
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