O'HARA CORP. v. F/V NORTH STAR

Civil No. 97-168-P-H.

212 B.R. 1 (1997)

O'HARA CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. F/V NORTH STAR and Ricky Curtis, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

July 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Welte, Welte & Welte, P.A., Camden, ME, for Plaintiff.

Kevin C. Wells, Rockland, ME, for Defendants.

Randal E. Watkinson, Strout & Payson, Rockland, ME, for Claimant Wm. Atwood Lobster Co.

Pasquale J. Perrino, Jr., Augusta, ME, Chapter 7 Trustee.


ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR COURT TO WITHDRAW BANKRUPTCY REFERENCE AND/OR TO LIFT AUTOMATIC STAY

HORNBY, Chief Judge.

This case explores the intersection between bankruptcy and admiralty when a debtor's bankruptcy petition has interrupted pending admiralty proceedings. Because I find no justification for either withdrawing the automatic reference to the bankruptcy court or avoiding the bankruptcy court's automatic stay, the plaintiff's motion...

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