United States Second Circuit

Order affirming order of the bankruptcy court denying appellant committee of unsecured creditors authorization to assert a claim of equitable subordination under Section 510(c) of the Bankruptcy Code is affirmed over claim that appellant is not obligated to seek the court's approval to bring its equitable subordination claim because In re STN Enters., 779 F.2d 901 (2d Cir. 1985), does not apply.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2007
• Published 07/09/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before:  WALKER, SACK, and B.D. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew I. Silfen (Leah M. Eisenberg and Heike M. Vogel, on the brief), Arent Fox, LLP, New York, NY, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kirk L. Brett, New York, NY, for Appellees Halifax Fund, L.P., Palladin Partners I, L.P., Palladin Overseas Fund Ltd., Hatteras Partners, L.P. (filing for DeAm Convertible Arbitrage Fund, Ltd.), and Spectrum Investments Partners, LP (David Parker, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff, & Cohen, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, for Appellees Elliott International, L.P., and Elliott Associates, L.P.).