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Bankruptcy Mortgage Project Website

07/23/11

Subject: [Bankr-L] new Bankruptcy Mortgage Project website Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:55:01 -0400 From: John Rao Reply-To: The National Consumer Law Center has set up a website that collects and makes available for download a variety of documents...

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Governor Brown Signs Bill Protecting California Homeowners from Claims by Junior Mortgage Holders Following Consent to and Completion of a Short Sale

07/22/11

July 22, 2011 Dear Insolvency Law Committee Constituency List members: The following is an EBulletin prepared by Insolvency Law Committee member Robert G. Harris: Governor Brown signs bill protecting California homeowners from claims by junior mortgage holders following consent to...

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Judge Forces Dodgers to Negotiate with MLB for Financing

07/22/11

Judge Gross rejected the Dodgers' request to get its financing from Highbridge Corp, saying that “a comparison of the Highbridge loan and the proposed MLB loan clearly shows the substantial economic superiority of the MLB loan.” The order requires the...

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Borders to Seek Approval of Deal to Sell 30 Stores to Books-A-Million

07/21/11

"Borders Group Inc., the bankrupt bookstore chain, may avoid a total wind-down by selling as many as 35 stores to Books-A-Million Inc. (BAMM) in a deal involving liquidators, Borders lawyer Andrew Glenn said." Read more here.

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KOBO COMMENTS ON BORDERS’ LIQUIDATION

07/21/11

KOBO COMMENTS ON BORDERS’ LIQUIDATION TORONTO – July 19, 2011 – The management of Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 4.2 million users in more than 100 countries worldwide, has issued comments relating to the ongoing liquidation of...

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Dodgers, MLB lock horns over bankruptcy loan

07/20/11

"The Los Angeles Dodgers fought on Wednesday to keep control of their finances while in bankruptcy, arguing Major League Baseball's offer to provide a $150 million loan was a 'deal with the devil.' " Read more here.

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Unclaimed Funds Database Available on the Court's Website

07/16/11

Jon, Please let the world know about this via your Blog! Thanks! Scott http://ecf-ciao.cacb.uscourts.gov/unclaimedfunds/ Hon. Scott C. Clarkson United States Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse ----- Forwarded by Scott Clarkson/CACB/09/USCOURTS on 07/13/2011 04:10 PM ----- Date: 07/13/2011...

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Notes from Counsel for the Chapter 13 Trustee

07/14/11

From Aki Koyama's Facebook page: If a motion to avoid lien has been granted by the Judge, both Judge Donovan and Judge Klein now require the order granting the motion to be entered before the plan will be ordered confirmed....

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Webinar on the Supreme Court

07/13/11

Join Supreme Court expert Lyle Denniston for this upcoming CLE conference. Join us online on Tuesday, August 9 at 1:00PM ET for SCOTUS Annual Term Update: Recent Decisions You Need To Know Key issues that will be discussed: ** Overview...

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Injured Giants Fan to Play Role in Dodgers Bankruptcy.

07/13/11

"Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan brutally assaulted outside Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, will play a role in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pending bankruptcy case. Representatives of Stow, who suffered brain damage in the attack, were named Wednesday...

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