United States Seventh Circuit

A federal district court has no jurisdiction to reopen a bankruptcy proceeding to order the return of money that had been paid under a reorganization plan, where the plan has been fully implemented, and no reason to reopen and alter the plan exists; proper remedy is litigation in state court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/11/2002
• Decided 05/15/2002
• Published 05/15/2002

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan Getzendanner (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Debtor-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen R. Swofford (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, For Appellees.