United States Sixth Circuit

Debtor's representation to second secured creditor that third party loans to first secured creditor were intended bridge loans for debtor will not defeat claim that the loans were actually participation agreements giving the third parties equal status with the first secured creditor.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2001
• Decided 10/22/2001
• Published 10/22/2001

Judges

• Before MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge;  DAUGHTREY and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John A. White, Jr. (argued and briefed), White Law Chartered, Reno, Nevada, David B. Goroff (argued and briefed), Foley & Lardner, Chicago, Illinois, Stephen H. Weiner (argued and briefed),Sybil Shainwald (briefed), Law Offices of Sybil Shainwald, New York, New York, Jeffrey Clair (argued and briefed), United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., William K. Flynn (briefed), Strauss & Troy, Cincinnati, Ohio, Ralph E. Brubaker (briefed), Conyers, Georgia, John P. Kopesky (briefed), Sheller, Ludwig & Badey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lewis J. Saul, Lewis Saul & Associates, Washington, D.C., Alan S. Levin (briefed), Incline Village, Nevada, for Appellants., Martha S. Jacobs (briefed), Tempe, Arizona, Helene D. Schroeder (briefed), Alexandria, Virginia, Beatrix Shishido (briefed), Mililani, Hawaii, Karen L. Hustead (briefed), Hesperia, California, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• George H. Tarpley (argued and briefed), David L. Ellerbe (briefed), Neligan, Tarpley, Stricklin, Andrews & Foley, Dallas, Texas, James C. Schroeder (briefed), Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Illinois, H. Jeffrey Schwartz, Mark A. Phillips, Mark D. Tucker (briefed), Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Columbus, Ohio, Jill K. Schultz, Nixon Peabody (briefed), Rochester, New York, Richard McDermott, Leisa J. Hamm, Margaret M. Anderson (briefed), Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Illlinois, Jeff H. Galloway (briefed), Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York, New York, Kenneth H. Eckstein, Jeffrey Trachtman (briefed), Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, New York, New York, for Appellees.