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MILLER v. AUSTIN

Nos. 85 Civ. 3580 (CHT), 85 Civ. 3581 (CHT).

72 B.R. 893 (1987)

Harvey R. MILLER, As Trustee for the liquidation of John Muir & Co., Debtor, Appellant, v. Nancy L. AUSTIN, Appellee. In re JOHN MUIR & CO., Debtor. Theodore H. FOCHT, As General Counsel for Securities Investor Protection Corp., Appellant, v. Nancy L. AUSTIN, Appellee. In re JOHN MUIR & CO., Debtor.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

April 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for appellant Harvey R. Miller; Richard P. Krasnow, Jeffrey L. Tanenbaum, Lori R. Fife, George G. Love, II, of counsel.

Theodore H. Focht, Gen. Counsel, Securities Investor Protection Corp., Washington, D.C., for appellant Theodore H. Focht; Michael E. Don, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Stephen P. Harbeck, Associate Gen. Counsel, of counsel.

Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, New York City, for appellee Nancy L. Austin; Julie D. Fay, of counsel.

OPINION

TENNEY, District Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court (Howard C. Buschman III, J.) dated March 28, 1985 allowing Nancy L. Austin's customer claim against John Muir & Co. ("Debtor" or "Muir"), a securities brokerage firm which closed down in August 1981. Acting on the application of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"), the district court (Sofaer, J.) entered a decree dated August 17, 1981 stating that...

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