DEBARTOLO PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INC. v. DEVAN

No. JFM 96-709.

194 B.R. 46 (1996)

DEBARTOLO PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Deborah Hunt DEVAN, Interim Trustee, et al., Appellees.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

March 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Frankel and Richard H. Wyron, Swidler & Berlin, Washington, DC, for debtors.

Joel I. Sher, Shapiro and Olander, Baltimore, MD, for Deborah H. Devan, Trustee, Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin & Gibber.

Karen H. Moore, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Baltimore, MD, for Office of the U.S. Trustee.

Joyce A. Kuhns and Shoshana Katz, Weinberg and Green, Baltimore, MD, for DeBartolo Properties Management, Inc., Westland Properties, Inc., Crown American Corporation and affiliates, CBL & Associates, Garden State Plaza, LP, South Shore Mall, LP, Westland Shopping Center, LP, New England Development, Inc. and affiliates, S.R. Weiner & Associates and affiliates, Wilder Management Associates, Inc. and Northline Joint Venture.

Douglas B. Rosner, Goulston & Storrs, Boston, MA, for New England Development, Inc. and affiliates, S.R. Weiner & Associates and affiliates, Wilder Management Associates, Inc. and Northline Joint Venture.

Kevin M. Newman, Joseph N. Bulko, Menter Rudin & Trivelpiece, Syracuse, NY, and Richard S. Hoffman, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, for Pyramid Crossgates Company, Pyramid Company of Buffalo, Carousel Center Company, LP, PCM Development Company, Pyramid Company of Glens Falls, Pyramid Company of Ithaca, Senpike Mall Company and Affiliated Pyramid Landlords.

Stephen A. Bogorad, Holland & Knight, Washington, DC, for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and related entities, State of California Public Retirement Systems, Bel Air Mobile Joint Venture, EQK Green Acres, LP, EQK Realty Investors I, Strategic Retail Trust, MILLMAK Associates Joint Venture, LP, Day Jay Associates, Pen Nom IV Corp., Tallahassee Mall Associates Ltd. and Willow Grove Associates.

Thomas J. Leanse, Karen Muchin Zavis & Weitzman, Los Angeles, CA, for Urban Retail Properties Co., the MaceRich Company, the Hahn Company, Forest City Enterprises Inc., Donahue Schriber and the Prudential Insurance Companies of America.

David L. Pollack, Pollack Meyers & Rosenblum, Philadelphia, PA, for the Rouse Company Affiliates, Kravco Company, General Growth Management, Hines Interest, LP and New Plan Realty Trust.

Ronald M. Tucker, Melvin Simon & Associates, Indianapolis, IN, for Simon Property Group LP, Forum Developers LP, Hurst Mall Company LP, Knickerbocker Properties Inc., Mall of America Company, N.C. Community Center Assoc., Penn Ross Joint Venture and Smithaven Center Assoc. LLC.

Linda S. Broyhill, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, for Center-Mark Properties, Inc. and Corporate Property Investors.

Mitchell B. Weitzman, Deso Thomas Spevack Weitzman & Rost, Washington, DC, for Washington Outlet Mall LP, Franklin Mills Associates LP, Kenwood Plaza LP, Gurnee Mills LP and Sunrise Mills LP.

Faye B. Feinstein, Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, IL, and Gerard Vetter, Goldman & Vetter, Baltimore, MD, for Arden Fair Associates LP, Heitman Properties of New Mexico Ltd., BVC Corp., HCS Group Trust, Hamburg Associates LP, North Riverside LP, Towne Mall Partners, UM Partners, University Square Partners and YGL Partners.

Lewis Goodman and Thomas Catliota, Shaw Pittman Potts & Trowbridge, Washington, DC, for Certain Former and Current Employees.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SMALKIN, District Judge.

This is an appeal from two separate orders of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland (Derby, J.), entered in the consolidated bankruptcy proceedings of Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc., a major retail clothing chain with stores in malls throughout the country. The appellants are landlords of Merry-Go-Round and related stores. They appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's March 1, 1996...

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