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Trustee searching for felon's missing artwork

06/20/11

"A bankruptcy trustee is searching for 80 pieces of artwork once owned by a Dickson retirement plan manager who was sent to jail for embezzlement in the hopes of recovering money for his creditors. Former 1Point Solutions CEO Barry Stokes...

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DC Convention Materials Now Available for Purchase

06/17/11

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 12:37 PM Subject: DC Convention Materials Now Available for Purchase Greetings. I am writing to let you know that the materials from our 19th Annual Convention, held April 15-17, 2011, in Washington,...

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Law Committee -- Business Law Section of the State Bar of California -- Bankruptcy e-Bulletin

06/17/11

June 16, 2011 Dear Insolvency Law Committee Constituency List members: The following is an Ebulletin prepared on a case of interest by members of the Insolvency Law Committee constituency list: On April 26, 2011, the Supreme Court approved an Amendment...

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OCBF Brown Bag Program

06/15/11

Individual Chapter 11s, Part I: GETTING THE CASE OFF THE GROUND Speakers: Hon. Scott C. Clarkson -- United States Bankruptcy Judge, Central District of California Michael Hauser -- Staff Attorney for the United States Trustee Michael G. Spector -- Law...

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Bankruptcy court rules against gay-marriage ban

06/15/11

"The country’s largest consumer bankruptcy court has sided with a gay couple seeking to file a joint bankruptcy petition, taking the extraordinary step of deciding the federal law prohibiting same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. The Los Angeles-based federal court made the...

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CDCB Rules that DOMA Is Not "Cause" for Dismissal of Married Gay Couple's Joint Petition

06/13/11

In a landmark decision, written by Judge Thomas Donovan and signed by 19 other members of the court, the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court has ruled that same-sex partners who are legally married in California may file a joint...

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Fed bankruptcy court may lose Will County courtroom space

06/13/11

"JOLIET — A federal bankruptcy judge soon could be looking for new chambers as Will County eyes his courtroom. The space where the U.S. Bankruptcy Court holds its calls in Joliet is actually owned by Will County. It’s found on...

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Perkins & Marie Callender's Files for Chapter 11 Protection

06/13/11

"Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after securing key creditors' support for a plan to slash the company's $440 million debt load. Early papers filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., put...

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Goldman joins disclosure fight over Lehman claims

06/10/11

"Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) and other banks fighting for control of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's (LEHMQ.PK) bankruptcy have joined efforts to avoid sharing information about claims against the failed investment bank. In court papers filed Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy...

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THE INLAND EMPIRE BANKRUPTCY FORUM: AN EVENING WITH THE HON. WAYNE JOHNSON

06/07/11

June 14, 2011 Program PLEASE JOIN US FOR A DISCUSSION BETWEEN JUDGE WAYNE JOHNSON AND ATTORNEY JULIE PHILIPPI REGARDING JUDGE JOHNSON'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. Help guide the discussion to address your questions or concerns. Please email your questions and comments...

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