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IN RE ORION PICTURES CORP.

Nos. 91-B-15635 (BRL), 92 Civ. 2247 (JFK), Adv. No. 91-8737A.

139 B.R. 785 (1992)

In re ORION PICTURES CORP., et al., Debtors. ORION PICTURES CORP., Plaintiff, v. SHOWTIME NETWORKS, INC., f/k/a Showtime/The Movie Channel, Defendant.

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

April 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York City (Francis J. Menton, Jr., Alexandra Margolis, Gregory M. Cooke, of counsel), for debtors/plaintiff.

Shearman & Sterling, New York City (R. Paul Wickes, Frederick Davis, Brian Chevlin, Donna Bogdanski, of counsel), for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

KEENAN, District Judge:

Showtime Networks, Inc. ("Showtime") has moved for an order under 28 U.S.C. § 157(d) and Bankruptcy Rule 5011(a) withdrawing the reference of the adversary proceeding between Debtor Orion Pictures Corporation ("Orion") and Showtime from bankruptcy court. For the reasons that follow, Showtime's motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

On December 11, 1991, Orion filed a voluntary petition for reorganization...

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