United States Second Circuit

The plain text of Bankruptcy Code section 1109(b) indicates Congress intended to grant an unconditional statutory right for parties in interest to intervene in adversary proceedings that occur in connection with a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2002
• Published 09/09/2002

Judges

• F.I. PARKER, Circuit Judge., Before: WALKER, Chief Judge, F.I. PARKER and KATZMANN Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martin J. Bienenstock (Michele J. Meises, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY), for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen J. Shimshak (Allan J. Arffa, Curtis J. Weidler, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY), for Appellee.