IN RE KAISER STEEL CORP.

Civ. A. No. 88-K-1379, Bankruptcy No. 87 B 1552E.

109 B.R. 968 (1989)

In re KAISER STEEL CORP., et al., Debtor. KAISER STEEL CORP., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Joseph A. FRATES, et al., Defendants. KAISER STEEL CORP., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Monty RIAL, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

December 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Thomas Coghill, David J. Richman, Coghill & Goodspeed, Denver, Colo., James P. McCarthy, Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, Minn., for Kaiser Steel Corp.

Theresa J. Collier, Holland & Hart, Denver, Colo., Robert J. Morrow, White & Case, New York City, for Clifford V. Brokaw, III.

Robert E. Darby, Reavis & McGrath, Los Angeles, Cal., and Ronald G. Rossi, Rossi & Judd, Denver, Colo., for William R. Gould and Howard P. Allen.

William D. Treeby, Barry W. Ashe, New Orleans, La., and William H. Haring, Bostrom, Haring & Hitt, Denver, Colo., for Lloyd G. Hansen.

Douglas M. Schwab, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, Cal., Darrell Waas, Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Ness & Ragonetti, Denver, Colo., for Richard N. Gary and Stephen A. Girard.

Frank S. Mosley, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, Jerome G. Snider, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, Washington, D.C., and Douglas M. Tisdale, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Madden, Denver, Colo., for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

William G. Imig, Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, Denver, Colo., Todd E. Gordiner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., for Dean Witter.

Alan L. Bugg, Colorado Springs, Colo., for Calder & Co., et al., and Perma Pacific Properties.

Richard P. Slivka, David L. Dain, Vinton, Slivka & Panasci, Denver, Colo., for Charles S. McNeil, Monty H. Rial and Perma-Frates Joint Venture.

Paul F. Hultin, Parcel, Mauro, Hultin & Spaanstra, Denver, Colo., for Joseph A. Frates, Charles S. Holmes, Robert E. Merrick & Stan P. Doyle and Perma-Frates Joint Venture.

John D. Phillips, Hall & Evans, Denver, Colo., Morton G. Rosen, Steven L. Hoch, Gregory J. Khougaz, Santa Monica, Cal., for Charles H. Black.

I. Thomas Bieging, Morrato, Bieging, Burris & Colantuno, Englewood, Colo., for Miles B. Yeagley.

Harden Holmes, Holmes & Starr, Denver, Colo., Arnold Jacobs, Glenn Siegel, Shea & Gould, New York City, for Touche Ross Co.

Julia T. Waggener, Denver, Colo.

Jeffrey L. Beattie, Denver, Colo.

Thomas English, English, Jones & Faulkner, Tulsa, Okl.

Joseph N. Mole, Lemle, Kelleher, et al., New Orleans, La.

Joseph Girior, Little Rock, Ark.

J. Michael Morgan, Lohf, Shaiman & Ross, Denver, Colo.

Robert M. Duitch, Duitch & Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo.

James P. Montague, Rosemead, Cal.

Craig Christensen, Sherman & Howard, Denver, Colo.

Wayne E. Borgeest, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, New York City.

Deborah Schier-Rape, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Denver, Colo.

Michael E. Katch, Anderson & Wasserman, Denver, Colo.

Bruce D. Celebrezze, Sedgwick, Detert, et al., San Francisco, Cal.

Jay M. Finesilver, Lisa K. Shimel, Denver, Colo.

Arthur L. Sherwood, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, Cal.

Leon C. Marcus, Booth, Marcus & Pierce, New York City.

Scott R. Schaffer, D'Amato & Lynch, New York City.

Steven H. Frankel, Karen B. Ksander, Sonnenschein, Carlin, et al., Chicago, Ill.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, Senior District Judge.

These consolidated appeals present a difficult issue of first impression: does a defendant have the right to a jury trial in a bankruptcy adversary action when the claims against him are legal in nature and when he has filed a claim against the estate only in response to the adversary action? The defendants in the Frates1 and Rial2

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