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IN RE STANDARD STEEL SECTIONS, INC.

96 Civ. 4060 (JSR).

200 B.R. 511 (1996)

In re STANDARD STEEL SECTIONS, INC., Debtor. The COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS, Appellant, v. Francis V. LIANTONIO and Alvin L. Stern, as Co-Trustees, Appellees.

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

September 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Platzer, Fineberg & Swergold by Steven D. Karlin, New York City, for appellant.

Shaw Licata Parente Esernio & Schwartz by Howard B. Kleinberg, Garden City, NY, for appellees.

OPINION & ORDER

RAKOFF, District Judge.

The fundamental question raised by this appeal is what legal standard determines whether a committee of unsecured creditors is entitled to appointment of counsel under § 1103(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

The question arises in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings for Standard Steel Sections Inc. On June 20, 1995, an involuntary petition for relief...

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