Frances NICKUM & George Nickum, Plaintiffs,
v.
BRAKEGATE, LTD., et al., Defendants.
Charles SWANK & Roberta Swank, Plaintiffs,
v.
BRAKEGATE, LTD., et al., Defendants.
Juan HERNANDEZ & Guadelupe Hernandez, Plaintiffs,
v.
BRAKEGATE, LTD., et al., Defendants.
Carl CHASE & Imogene Chase, Plaintiffs,
v.
NORTH AMERICAN ASBESTOS CORP., et al., Defendants.
Windell KESSINGER & Judy Kessinger, Plaintiffs,
v.
NORTH AMERICAN ASBESTOS CORP., et al., Defendants.
Donna MURRAY, Plaintiff,
v.
BRAKEGATE, LTD., et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 19, 1991.
June 19, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James G. Walker, James Walker Ltd., Bloomington, Ill., for Frances Nickum, George Nickum, Juan Hernandez, Guadelupe Hernandez, Carl Chase, Imogene Chase, Windell Kessinger, Judy Kessinger and Donna Murray.
Robert W. Scott, Swain Hartshorn & Scott, Peoria, Ill., for ABEX Corp.
David R. Sinn, Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Ill., Gary D. Sharp, Cheatham & Acker P.C., West Bloomfield, Mich., for H.K. Porter Co.
Brian J. Bradley, Lundblad & Baker, Chicago, Ill., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Michael J. Kelly and Richard T. Sikes, Jr., Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, Ill., for Manville Fund, Manville Settlement Trust Personal Injury and Manville Corp.
Donald M. Craven, Donald M. Craven P.C., Springfield, Ill., Theodore E. Harman, Daniel P. Albers, J. Timothy Eaton, Coffield, Ungaretti, Harris & Slavin, Chicago, Ill., James Craven, Springfield, Ill., for Grefco, Inc., General Refractories Co., North American Asbestos Corp., et al. and Brakegate, Ltd.
Frank A. Citera, David L. Doyle, Pope & John Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for Wedron Silica Co.
Richard R. Ryan, Michael Hultquist, McCullough Campbell & Lane, Chicago, Ill., for Special Materials, Inc.—Wisconsin.
Fred B. Moore, Livingston Barger Brandt & Schroeder, Bloomington, Ill., for Raymark Industries, Inc.
Steven A. Wakeman, Strodel Kingery & Durree, Peoria, Ill., for Great Lakes Carbon.
United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:
A nimble attempt to bootstrap state court actions into federal cases by way of the bankruptcy court.
Defendants Grefco, Inc. and General Refractories Co. (Grefco) removed these six actions (which we have consolidated for decision) to this Court and ask that we transfer them to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
We must refuse the invitation.
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