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New Cingular Servs. v. Burkhart (In re Wire Comm. Wireless Inc.)

New Cingular Servs. v. Burkhart (In re Wire Comm. Wireless Inc.)

Ruling
Core nature of dispute did not preclude compelling arbitration pursuant to creditor's agreement with debtor.
Procedural posture

Appellant, a claimant in a chapter 7 debtor's bankruptcy case, challenged a decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California, which denied the claimant's motion to stay appellee trustee's adversary proceeding against it in order to permit completion of an aborted arbitration hearing.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 16, 2008 , LexisNexis #1108-018