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Doc Holliday’s Dentist Chair Up for Sale in Bankrupt Harrisburg

10/28/11

"Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital, plans to auction off more than 8,000 relics ranging from 1900s- era rifles to wooden wagons that were meant to be part of a Wild West museum in the bankrupt city in the Northeast. Representatives of 10...

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LACBA Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section

10/28/11

The Mortgage Morass: MERS, Securitization, Servicers and Robots Thursday, November 3, 2011 Los Angeles County Bar Association 1055 West 7th Street, 27th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 1.0 hr CLE Analysis and Practice Tips on Recent Foreclosure Cases: - Who...

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THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE BROWN BAG SERIES

10/27/11

Mandatory Requirements for Debtors in Chapter 11: New procedures for electronic submission of 7-Day Package and Monthly Operating Reports to the Woodland Hills Office of the United States Trustee Presented by the Woodland Hills Field Office, Region 16 Date: Wednesday,...

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A Discussion of CURRENT BANKRUPTCY ISSUES in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Cases

10/27/11

Proudly Presented by the Armenian Bar Association, CLE Committee Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Loyola Law School The Fritz B. Burns Academic Center Student Lounge 919 Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Panelists: Mark Horoupian --...

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Crystal Cathedral to be used as college campus in bankruptcy deal

10/27/11

"The Crystal Cathedral has endorsed selling its sprawling campus to a university as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan, church officials said Wednesday. The church's board of directors has backed Chapman University's offer to buy the property if the church...

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"Dodgers owner Frank

10/25/11

"Dodgers owner Frank McCourt looted nearly $190 million from the Los Angeles team, using the money for non-baseball use in violation of Major League Baseball rules, according to Delaware bankruptcy court documents filed on Monday.... It's the first time the...

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Vucurevich In U.S. Bankruptcy Court

10/24/11

"The former owner of the Sioux Falls Storm and the now closed Ground Round restaurant appeared in Federal Bankruptcy Court this afternoon. Creditors have filed a petition for involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy against Kent Vucurevich." Read more here.

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Madoff trustee, firm awarded another $45.3 mln

10/24/11

"Irving Picard, the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud, and his law firm were awarded another $45.3 million of fees by the judge overseeing the liquidation of the imprisoned Ponzi schemer's investment advisory firm. In an order...

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Southern Montana Electric G&T Cooperative Files Bankruptcy

10/24/11

"Southern Montana Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative Inc., a provider of electrical power to utility cooperatives in Montana, filed for bankruptcy protection. The company listed assets and debt in the range of $100 million to $500 million each in Chapter...

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E-Bulletin regarding a newly enacted California statute

10/21/11

October 20, 2011 Dear Insolvency Law Committee Constituency List members, please find attached an E-Bulletin regarding a newly enacted California statute: Governor Signs SB-4 (Calderon) Establishing New Requirements for Notices of Trustee Sales Most lenders with real property security in...

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