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IN RE LABRUM & DOAK, LLP

Bankruptcy No. 98-10215DAS. Adversary Nos. 99-0082, 99-0083.

237 B.R. 275 (1999)

In re LABRUM & DOAK, LLP a Pennsylvania General Partnership, Debtor. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, on Behalf of the Estate of Labrum & Doak, a Pennsylvania General Partnership, Plaintiff, v. Perry S. Bechtle, Gerard Bruderle, Leslie M. Cyr, Carl R. Fogelberg, Albert E. Hart, Jonathan Herbst, James D. Hilly, Barbara L. Hollenbach, Mary M. Jacobs, William F. Keating, Douglas J. Kent, J. Stephen Kreglow, Michael H. Krekstein, John F. Ledwith, John D. Lucey, Jr., Edwin F. Mccoy, Kean K. Mcdonald, William J. Mckee, Scott H. Mustin, James M. Neeley, Peter J. Neeson, Samuel J. Pace, Jr., David J. Parsells, Daniel J. Ryan, John E. Salmon, John J. Seehousen, Paul M. Silver, Stephen J. Springer, Robert J. Stern, Robertson B. Taylor, Ronald J. Uzdavinis, Patrick R. Vitullo, John L. White, Merle A. Wolfson, Patricia And Luciano Lopes, Alliance Consulting Group Associates, Inc., The Hill School, Charles C. Watson and John Does, 1 Through 100, The latter Being Fictitious but Intending to Designate Persons or Legal Entities of any Kind Whatsoever Who or Which Have, May Have, or Purport to Have Any Claims of Any Kind Against Any or All of the Debtor's Former or Current Partners, Either in their Capacities as Former or Current Partners of Debtor or Based Upon Any Alleged Liability for Obligations of the Debtor or its Estate, Defendants. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, on Behalf of the Estate of Labrum & Doak, a Pennsylvania General Partnership, Plaintiff, v. Perry S. Bechtle, Gerard Bruderle, Leslie M. Cyr, Carl R. Fogelberg, Albert E. Hart, Jonathan Herbst, James D. Hilly, Barbara L. Hollenbach, Mary M. Jacobs, William F. Keating, Douglas J. Kent, J. Stephen Kreglow, Michael H. Krekstein, John F. Ledwith, John D. Lucey, Jr., Edwin F. McCoy, Kean K. McDonald, William J. McKee, Scott H. Mustin, James M. Neeley, Peter J. Neeson, Samuel J. Pace, Jr., David J. Parsells, Daniel J. Ryan, John E. Salmon, John J. Seehousen, Paul M. Silver, Stephen J. Springer, Robert J. Stern, Robertson B. Taylor, Ronald J. Uzdavinis, Patrick R. Vitullo, John L. White, Merle A. Wolfson, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Division.

August 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal D. Colton, Philadelphia, PA, for debtor.

Aris J. Karalis, Ciardi, Maschmeyer & Karalis, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Plan Administrator.

Paul Winterhalter, Philadelphia, PA, for Former Committee of Former Partners.

Joseph M. Toddy, Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan & O'Donnell, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Home Insurance Cos.

James E. O'Neill, III, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Robert J. Stern.

Robert J. Lenahan, Adelman Lavine Gold and Levin, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant John D. Lucey, Jr.

John Seehousen, Langhorne, PA, for Kevin Wright, defendant pro se.

Jonathan Herbst, Margolis Ledelstein, Philadelphia, PA, defendant pro se.

James D. Hilly, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, defendant pro se.

Leslie M. Cyr, Dugan Brinkman Maginnis Pace, Philadelphia, PA, defendant pro se.

Carl R. Fogelberg, Fogelberg & Assoc., New York City, defendant pro se.

James M. Neeley, c/o Marcia P. Neeley, New York City, defendant pro se.

Jay G. Ochroch, Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel, Philadelphia, PA, for Kean McDonald.

Arnold Levin, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, for Perry Bechtle & Daniel J. Ryan in Adv. 98-0861.

Shawn J. Lau, Bingaman, Hess, Coblentz & Bell, Reading, PA, for defendants Lopes.

J. Scott Victor, Saul, Ewing, Remick Saul, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for defendants Scott H. Mustin and Michael H. Krekstein.

Robert Szwajkos, Lavin, Coleman, Finarelli & Gray, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant Hollenbach.

Nicholas J. Lepore, III, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA, for defendants Perry S. Bechtle & Daniel J. Ryan.

James M. Matour, Middleman & Matour, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant Samuel J. Pace, Jr.

Joseph Diorio, Philadelphia, PA, for defendants Peter J. Neeson, John E. Salmon, & Stephen J. Springer.

John A. Macoretta, Berry & Martin, Philadelphia, PA, for defendants Bruderle, Kent, Ledwith, McCoy, McKee, Silver & Vitullo.

Robert Lapowsky, Stevens & Lee, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for defendant David J. Parsells.

Michael F.J. Romano, Woodbury, NJ, for defendant Ronald J. Uzdavinis.

Lewis G. Adler, Woodbury, NJ, for creditor.

Jonathan J. Bart, Philadelphia, PA, for Alliance Consulting Group, Inc.

David A. Eisenberg, Allentown, PA, for defendant Robertson B. Taylor.

Robert D. Sayre, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant Albert E. Hart.

Frederick Baker, Ass't U.S. Trustee, Philadelphia, PA, trustee.

OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

A. INTRODUCTION

The instant Opinion has two important aspects. Firstly, it endeavors to resolve all of the matters outstanding, at least at this trial level, in the contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a dissolved law partnership, LABRUM & DOAK, LLP ("the Debtor"). As a result, the within Order effecting our decisions schedules a status hearing to set tentative dates for completion...

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