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MATTER OF HAWAII CORP.

Civil No. 79-0037, also known as Bankruptcy No. 76-0512(29).

6 B.R. 341 (1980)

In the Matter of the HAWAII CORPORATION, Debtor. John T. GOSS, Trustee of the Estate of the Hawaii Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Randolph CROSSLEY; Denis Alexander; R.A. Anderson; John A. Calfas; George Q. Cannon; Henry D. Clarke, Jr.; Samuel A. Cooke; Homer O. Croasmun; James F. Deane; Claire DeVault; Jon T. Eicholtz; William C. Erickson; George Freitas; Sandford I. Gadient; J.L. Holleran; Ralph C. Hook; John Y. Inagaki; H.K.B. Keppeler; Rex S. Kuwasaki; Eugene W.I. Lau; Edmond H. Leavey; Jack H. McDonald; Estate of Jack D. Merriman; Administrator; Joe Jack Merriman; Glenn K. Mowry; L.M. Neves; James J. Peveler; William H. Pruyn; Edison C. Robinson; Dallas Rowley; John L. Smart; Edward D. Sultan, Jr.; James H. Tabor; Nicholas Wallner; Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., Coopers & Lybrand, and Deloitte, Haskins & Sells; and Does 1-50, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

July 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Charles Bocken, Damon, Key, Char & Bocken, Honolulu, Hawaii, Loren R. Rothschild, Fogel, Julber, Reinhardt, Rothschild & Feldman, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

Robert Griffith, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Claire DeVault.

Peter A. Lee, Honolulu, Hawaii, Roger Hurwitz, Kansas City, Mo., for Estate of Jack D. Merriman, Joe Jack Merriman, William C. Erickson and Edison C. Robinson.

Michael D. Hong, Honolulu, Hawaii, for John Y. Inagaki.

James Peveler, pro se.

George L.T. Kerr, Chun, Kerr & Dodd, Honolulu, Hawaii, G. Richard Doty, McCuthen, Black, Verleger & Shea, Los Angeles, Cal., for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.

Edward A. Jaffe, Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Coopers & Lybrand.

Paul Lynch, Case, Kay & Lynch, Honolulu, Hawaii, Alfred I. Rothman, Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, Cal., for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells.

DECISION ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR RECUSAL

MARTIN PENCE, Senior District Judge.

On March 28, 1978 the Trustee, John T. Goss, applied to this judge, who, because of the disqualification of bankruptcy Judge John Chinen, Chief Judge King, and Judge Wong, was then handling all matters involved in the Chapter X proceedings, for authorization to prosecute this present action. In his application, the Trustee set forth that he had "substantially completed an investigation...

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