MATTER OF NOVACK

Nos. 79-1726, 79-1729, 79-1733, 79-1734.

639 F.2d 1274 (1981)

In the Matter of Ben NOVACK, Bankrupt. Ben NOVACK, Appellant, v. R. C. GARDNER, Jr., and Larry Gilbert, Trustees, Appellees. In the Matter of BLEAUFONTAINE, INC., Bankrupt. BLEAUFONTAINE, INC., Appellant, v. R. C. GARDNER and Larry Gilbert, Trustees, Appellees. In the Matter of BLUEVACK, INC., Bankrupt. BLUEVACK, INC., Appellant, v. R. C. GARDNER, Jr. and Larry Gilbert, Trustees, Appellees. In the Matter of FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL CORPORATION, Bankrupt. FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. R. C. GARDNER, Jr. and Larry Gilbert, Trustees, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

March 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Weinberger, New York City, Irving Schulman, Miami, Fla., Bronfin, Heller, Feldman & Steinberg, New Orleans, La., for appellants.

Friedman, Britton, Cohen, Kaufman, Zinkow, Benson & Schantz, Lawrence M. Schantz and Francis L. Carter, Miami, Fla., for R. C. Gardner, Jr., and Larry Gilbert.

James E. Yacos, Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl, Miami, Fla., for Roland International et al.

Before GEWIN, RONEY and FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal1 from a district court's dismissal order, which served to effectively uphold a bankruptcy court order authorizing settlement of pending deficiency litigation. We affirm.

Most of the facts involved in this court's recent decision in Bleaufontaine, Inc., et al. v. Roland International et al.2 have a direct bearing on this appeal. Consequently, only those...

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