United States v. Acorn Technology Fund, L.P. Leonard Barrack and Lynne Barrack

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• applying Wencke standard to a claim, even though the district court did not apply Wencke in the first instance, because the record “was sufficiently developed”
• “[W]hen it is asked to lift a stay it would usually be improper for a district court to attempt to actually judge the merits of the moving party's claims at such an early point in the proceedings.”
• “As we have already said, the very purpose of a receiver is to collect and disentangle a receivership estate’s assets, including debts owed to it. In carrying out that purpose, the receiver simply does not consent to the bringing of a counterclaim by every debtor.”
• “The purposes of a receivership are varied, but the purpose of imposing a stay of litigation is clear. A receiver must be given a chance to do the important job of marshaling and untangling a company’s assets without being forced-into court by every.investor or claimant.”

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