United States Third Circuit

In a case where plaintiff is seeking the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee, the district court did not err in applying the clear and convincing standard where there is no support for the proposition that the burden of persuasion should be reduced to a preponderance of the evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/15/2004
• Decided 09/24/2004
• Published 09/24/2004

Judges

• Before ALITO, SMITH, and BECKER Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elihu Inselbuch (Argued), Caplin & Drysdale, Chtd., New York, NY, Peter Van N. Lockwood, Trevor W. Swett, Albert G. Lauber, Caplin & Drysdale, Chtd., Washington, DC, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin J. Bienenstock (Argued), Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, Dennis J. O'Grady, Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP, Morristown, NJ, for Appellee.