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§ 1104

In re New Orleans Paddlewheels Inc.

Ruling
Chapter 11 trustee appointed due to evidence of malfeasance by president of debtor.
Procedural posture

Movants, a shareholder of chapter 11 debtor and a city, filed motions pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1104(a)(1) to appoint a trustee or an examiner. Debtor objected to both motions.

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opinion summary, case decided on September 22, 2006 , LexisNexis #1006-110

Tradex Corp. v. Morse

Ruling
Appointment of a trustee was affirmed since "cause" was established showing the need for such an appointment.
Procedural posture

The sole shareholder of appellant debtor in possession sought reversal, on behalf of the debtor, of a bankruptcy court's appointment of a trustee to take possession of the debtor as part of voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The debtor objected to the motion to appoint a trustee, arguing that appellee trustee had not met her burden of establishing the need for such an appointment under 11 U.S.C. § 1104(a)(1) or (2).

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opinion summary, case decided on March 31, 2006 , LexisNexis #0406-101

In re Adelphia Communs. Corp.

Ruling
Interdebtor disputes did not evidence fraud or mismanagement warranting the appointment of a trustee for the intermediate subsidiary of a chapter 11 debtor.
Procedural posture

In this contested matter under the umbrella of the jointly administered chapter 11 cases of debtors, a communications company (parent company) and its subsidiaries, the Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders, who were the holders of bond debt issued by an intermediate subsidiary of the parent company, one of the 231 debtors whose chapter 11 cases were being jointly administered in this court, moved for several orders, including disqualifying counsel.

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opinion summary, case decided on January 23, 2006 , LexisNexis #0206-045

In re Natl Staffing Servs. LLC

Ruling
Creditor's motion for appointment of a trustee was granted as in the best interest of the creditors but not based on finding of misconduct by debtor corporation.
Procedural posture

After the debtor, a corporation, filed for bankruptcy, movant creditors filed a joint motion pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1104(a) for the appointment of a trustee.

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opinion summary, case decided on November 21, 2005 , LexisNexis #0206-044