IN RE COUNTY OF ORANGE

Bankruptcy No. SA 96-22272 JR, Adv. No. SA 96-1624 JR.

203 B.R. 983 (1996)

In re COUNTY OF ORANGE, a political subdivision of the State of California, Debtor. COUNTY OF ORANGE, a political subdivision of the State of California, Plaintiff, v. McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC., a New York Corporation, d/b/a Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, its unincorporated division, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California.

December 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hennigan of Hennigan, Mercer & Bennett, Los Angeles, CA, for County of Orange.

Geoffrey L. Thomas of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, CA, for The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., d/b/a Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN E. RYAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

Plaintiff County of Orange (the "County") filed a complaint (the "Complaint") against Defendant McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., dba Standard & Poor's Rating Services ("S & P") alleging three counterclaims: breach of contract, professional negligence, and aiding and abetting breach of a fiduciary duty.

S & P filed a motion (the "Motion") to dismiss the Complaint.

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