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Richard O'Connell v. Penson Financial Services, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 1 MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE BANKRUPTCY REFERENCE. Bankruptcy Court Case Numbers: 09-1519A, 07-B-13283

22 Cited authorities

  1. Stern v. Marshall

    564 U.S. 462 (2011)   Cited 3,753 times   72 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a litigant forfeited a statutory right, noting the litigant "does not explain why" the relevant "statutory limitation may not be . . . waived"

  2. Northern Pipeline Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.

    458 U.S. 50 (1982)   Cited 2,971 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Bankruptcy Act of 1978 was unconstitutional in part because it allowed bankruptcy courts to adjudicate state common law claims

  3. Granfinanciera, S. A. v. Nordberg

    492 U.S. 33 (1989)   Cited 1,919 times   32 Legal Analyses
    Holding defendant to a preference action has a right to a jury trial pursuant to the Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution, but that right can be waived by filing a claim in the bankruptcy proceedings

  4. In re Orion Pictures Corp.

    4 F.3d 1095 (2d Cir. 1993)   Cited 735 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that contract issues, where one party has not violated a specific contractual clause, may not be decided as part of a motion to assume

  5. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. v. Wagoner

    944 F.2d 114 (2d Cir. 1991)   Cited 452 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding there was no waiver even though defendant did not raise arbitration after knowing about his rights for three years

  6. Bayou Superfund, LLC v. WAM Long/Short Fund II, L.P. (In re WAM Long/Short Fund, L.P.)

    362 B.R. 624 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2007)   Cited 92 times
    Describing the "intentional disseminat[ion] [of] false financial statements and performance reports" as a "badge of fraud"

  7. Mirant Corp. v. the Southern Co.

    337 B.R. 107 (N.D. Tex. 2006)   Cited 62 times
    Holding that when a claim will neither interfere with nor advance the bankruptcy process, expediting the bankruptcy process is not relevant to the withdrawal decision

  8. In re Teleservices Group, Inc.

    456 B.R. 318 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2011)   Cited 51 times
    Holding bankruptcy court lacked constitutional authority to enter multimillion dollar judgment against transferee on avoided transfer except with parties' consent

  9. In re Blixseth

    Case No. 09-60452-7, Adv No. 10-00088 (Bankr. D. Mont. Aug. 1, 2011)   Cited 44 times
    Holding it had no authority to enter proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on a "core" fraudulent conveyance claim

  10. In re Marketxt Holdings Corp.

    376 B.R. 390 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2007)   Cited 47 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that "[a]n unconscionable discrepancy between the value of the property transferred and the consideration received; i.e. , inadequacy of consideration" is a badge of fraud

  11. Section 157 - Procedures

    28 U.S.C. § 157   Cited 51,506 times   79 Legal Analyses
    Determining the validity, extent, or priority of liens

  12. Section 547 - Preferences

    11 U.S.C. § 547   Cited 8,136 times   85 Legal Analyses
    Seeking to avoid preferential transfers

  13. Section 548 - Fraudulent transfers and obligations

    11 U.S.C. § 548   Cited 6,526 times   84 Legal Analyses
    Seeking to avoid constructively fraudulent transfers

  14. Section 550 - Liability of transferee of avoided transfer

    11 U.S.C. § 550   Cited 4,489 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Identifying a transferee’s liability to a trustee for, among other things, fraudulent transfers