Current Affairs

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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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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David Bergstein Grilled for Three Hours in U.S. Trustee's Office

07/11/11

"Looking uncomfortable during three intense hours of grilling Thursday at a second creditors hearing in the U.S. Trustee's office in downtown Los Angeles, beleaguered financier David Bergstein said he didn't know, didn't remember or didn't have the resources to answer...

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Court Ruling Sharply Narrows Severstal's Clean Up Liabilities

07/11/11

"In a little-noted court decision with potentially long-term local consequences, a federal judge has ruled that Severstal Sparrows Point LLC is not liable for the pollution that occurred at the Point before the bankruptcy court approved the sale of the...

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Atl.-area gym owner files bankruptcy, blames NFL lockout

07/11/11

"David Irons Sr., a former Detroit Lion who typically spends his days training professional athletes at his Atlanta-area sports facility, is instead dealing with the fallout of the long-running NFL lockout. Irons, who is also the father of Auburn University...

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Feds Concede DOMA Fight in Bankruptcy Court

07/08/11

"The bankruptcy case that became one of many battlegrounds in the fight over the Defense of Marriage Act has come to an end, with the Justice Department and congressional Republicans bowing out of the fight. The latest filing leaves in...

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Dodgers Bankruptcy Judge Strikes Fan Letters From Docket as Inappropriate

07/08/11

"Los Angeles Dodgers fans can’t post anti-owner letters on the Major League Baseball team’s bankruptcy docket, a judge said, ordering them removed from the court record. The letters, obtained before the docket was swept clean, included one from Greg MacDonald...

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Great Stuff on the Dodgers - Read All About It

06/27/11

Dodgers' Schedules (check out the list of the top 40 creditors; why is no one talking about what will happen to poor Manny Ramirez?) Declaration of Dodgers' Vice President Ingram in Support of Bankruptcy Petition

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