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MATSON v. ALARCON

No. 10-2352.

651 F.3d 404 (2011)

Bruce H. MATSON, Trustee of the LandAmerica Financial Group, Incorporated Liquidated Trust, Trustee-Appellant, v. Diego ALARCON; Emily E. Anders; Bruce A. Avila; Annelise J. Braddock; Steven P. Baker; Mickey J. Barker; Michael Barlow; Dianne F. Bigbie; Frank E. Billings, Jr.; Rhonda L. Bitterman; John C. Bommarito; Nancy Boyer; Kimberly L. Coday; Shawn D. Cosman; Nancy DeAngelo; Belinda Duron; Tammy J. Elley; Lawrence M. Furlong; Mickey Garcia; Richard Grab; Joanne S. Gunn; Pamala M. Harvey; Elizabeth Haynes; Melinda S. Hurd; Judith A.V. Kane; Linda A. Kean; Denise King; Keiko Lam; Monique Laufau; Lea L. Lautenschlager; John A. Maass; Frank P. Marcario; Kathleen A. McAdams; Regina M. Morrison; Jenny Northcutt; Gail M. O'Hanley; Vanah G. Rafanelli; Kelly S. Robbins; Lacey M. Robbins; Julie A. Roberts; Chari Robinson; Loree A. Russo; Sven M. Ruth; Sharon Marie Sayre; Charlene Schuh; Jennifer F. Siem; J. Alan Smelko; Michael S. Smith; Dawn M. Smith; Janice Sparrow; Robert M. Stillwagon; Mary Tamminga; Jerri Thurman; Noel M. Townes; Jinxie Weidmark; Wendy L. Welch; Betty Whelan; Robert M. Wilson; Elizabeth S. Woodroof; Paul Yao; Edward R. Zaval; Stephen D. Brooks; Deanna B. Bruce; Naomi L. Campanale; Martha A. Cartledge; Thomas N. Catanesi; Steven A. Colvin; Brian W. Cress; Jennifer L. Danser; Melinda Crystal Davis; Brian K. Drew; Gary Everitt; Steven L. Fahrenkrog, II; Kim Fanucchi; Sharon M. Fox; Kamila Grigar; Eduardo Guevara; Faith Hane; Sydnie Harman; Kevin W. Harris; Arlene L. Hawley; Wade Herman; Tracey Huntington; Sara E. Jones; Mary Kennedy; Dana Klima; Richard T. Knapick; Rebecca Lawson; Stephanie Lawson; Gregory Lee; Michele E. Lefever; Marivel Leon; Christopher Leseure; David L. Lingerfelt; Gregg H.C. Lum; Pamela S. Mannia; Peter F. Maselli; Sarah A. McBride; Catherine Jean Mills; Mike D. Murray; Donna M. O'Dell; Alina A. Oprea; Beverley J. Packard; Michael Sawchak; Deborah J. Smith; Paula M. Smith; Suzanne M. Smith; Natalie St. Croix; Christopher H. Stamey; Linda Taaffe; Marvin Clifton Taylor; Samuel E. Taylor; Gladys D. Terrier; Robert L. Thomas, Jr.; Tangalia Timberlake; George N. Vidacovich, Jr.; Verna Visciglia; Sherri Weiss; Stephanie R. Wiggins; Joseph B. Wykel; Lonnie J. Yett; Travis Barden; Charles C. Cain; Erik G. Iverson; Donald E. Jones, Jr.; Laura A. Mutrux; Wendy R. Hevener, Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Christopher Lawrence Perkins, LeClairRyan, PC, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Joshua David McKarcher, Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Christian K. Vogel, LeClairRyan, PC, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Michael St. Patrick Baxter, Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge King joined.

OPINION

KEENAN, Circuit Judge:

In this case, a trustee of a bankruptcy estate filed objections in the bankruptcy court to the requested priority treatment of a portion of severance compensation claims filed by the debtor's former employees (the claimants). The bankruptcy court overruled the trustee's objections and, under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(2)(A)(i), certified an appeal to this Court.

On appeal, the trustee contends that the claimants "earned...

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