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Neal v. The Kansas City Star (In re Neal)

Ruling
Bankrutpcy court abused discretion in sealing list of creditorsas list was not scandalous or defamatory.
Procedural posture

Appellants, a debtor and her unnamed creditors, sought review of a judgment of the District Court for the Western District of Missouri, which granted appellee newspaper's motion to reverse and vacate a bankruptcy court's order sealing the list of creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 107(b)(2).

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
opinion summary, case decided on August 29, 2006 , LexisNexis #0906-071