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MATTER OF ELCONA HOMES CORP.

No. 86-1541.

810 F.2d 136 (1987)

In the Matter of ELCONA HOMES CORPORATION, Bankrupt-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Thorne, Thorne, Gordnik & Ransel, Elkhart, Ind., for bankrupt-appellant.

Gary D. Boyn, Warrick, Weaver & Boyn, Elkhart, Ind., for appellee.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The substantive question in this case involves the right of the appellee, Green Tree Acceptance, Inc. ("Green Tree"), to offset a debt which it claims it owes the bankrupt-appellant, Elcona Homes Corporation ("Elcona"). Because we find that the district court did not have the authority to refer an appeal from a final judgment of a bankruptcy court to a United States magistrate, we do not reach the merits.1 Accordingly...

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