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San Bernardino bankruptcy vote postponed - Los Angeles Times

07/17/12

The San Bernardino City Council postponed a vote Monday to declare a fiscal emergency, which would allow the city to move forward with filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection without going through months of state-mandated mediation.

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San Bernardino bankruptcy vote postponed - Los Angeles Times

07/16/12

The San Bernardino City Council postponed a vote Monday to declare a fiscal emergency, which would allow the city to move forward with filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection without going through months of state-mandated mediation.

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Bankruptcy Exemptions in New Jersey - jdsupra.com

07/16/12

In fact, you can generally keep your home, even if there is equity in it (up to a certain amount). In the initial bankruptcy filings, the debtor claims exemptions on Schedule C. It is essential that the debtor fully complete the information requested for ...

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Could Bakersfield be next in filing for bankruptcy? - msnbc.com

07/16/12

First Stockton, then Mammoth Lakes and next San Bernardino.. all three California cities filed for bankruptcy this year. And, many economists believe more cities will follow their lead. So where does Bakersfield stand? City Manager Alan Tandy says ...

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Money Woes Nag at a Penal Company Tied to Christie - New York Times

07/16/12

A company that plays a critical role in New Jersey’s corrections system, running halfway houses as large as prisons, has had such severe financial difficulties over the last four years that it contemplated filing for bankruptcy in 2010 ...

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San Bernardino postpones bankruptcy-related vote - Los Angeles Times

07/16/12

The San Bernardino City Council postponed a vote Monday to declare a fiscal emergency, which would allow the city to move forward with filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection without going through months of state-mandated mediation. The city's ...

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Botticelli Painting’s Fate up to Bankruptcy Judge - Wall Street Journal

07/16/12

But his ownership is in dispute, as the consignment agreement expired before the bankruptcy filing. With the painting worth an estimated $9.5 million, it’s not surprising that the Israeli gallery owner, Ronald Fuhrer, and his Kraken ...

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Surprise! California not No. 1 in Chapter 9 filings - InvestmentNews

07/16/12

The three states share the regulatory confluence of strong restrictions on revenue-raising and low bars on bankruptcy filing. In California, five of its 39 Chapter 9 petitions were made by cities or counties: Orange County in 1994, and the ...

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The Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyers at Atkins & Markoff Alert Public to Reported Drop in United States Bankruptcy Filings During First Half of 2012 - Houston Chronicle

07/16/12

The Oklahoma bankruptcy attorneys at Atkins & Markoff, a law firm that provides advice and legal guidance to consumers and businesses who find themselves in serious financial trouble and whose Web site URL can be found at http://www ...

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RPT-Patriot Coal: High hopes at IPO, but Chapter 11 in five years - Reuters

07/16/12

Peabody declined comment on Patriot's Chapter 11 filing. Despite Patriot's bankruptcy, analysts do not expect a wave of similar action by publicly traded coal companies, although many smaller, independent mining companies are vulnerable ...

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