SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION v. BLMIS.

Adversary No. 08-01789 (BRL).

454 B.R. 285 (2011)

SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT SECURITIES LLC, Defendant. In re Bernard L. Madoff, Debtor.

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

June 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker & Hostetler LLP, By: David Sheehan , Seanna R. Brown , Bik Cheema , New York, NY, for Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and Bernard L. Madoff.

Securities Investor Protection Corporation, By: Josephine Wang , Kevin H. Bell , Christopher H. LaRosa , Washington, DC, for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

Securities and Exchange Commission, By: Katharine B. Gresham , Washington, DC, for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Barger & Wolen LLP, Los Angeles, By: John C. Holmes , CA, for the Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles.

Becker, Glynn, Melamed & Muffly LLP, By: Chester B. Salomon , New York, NY, for Black River Associates, L.P. and its Members.

Becker & Poliakoff LLP, By: Helen Davis Chaitman , New York, NY, for Diane and Roger Peskin, Maureen Ebel, and a large group of other customers.

Blitman & King LLP, By: Jennifer A. Clark , Charles E. Blitman , Bernard T. King , James R. LaVaute , Syracuse, NY, for Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 2 Annuity Fund, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 2, Albany, New York, Health Benefit Fund, Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Local No. 2, AFL-CIO Building Trade Employees Insurance Fund, Central New York Laborers' Pension Fund, Central New York Laborers' Training Fund, Construction Employers Association of CNY, Inc., Construction and General Laborers' Local No. 633, AFL-CIO, Engineers Joint Welfare Fund, Engineers Joint Training Fund, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 43 and Electrical Contractors Pension Fund, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 43 and Electrical Contractors Welfare Annuity Fund, Laborers' Local 103 Welfare Fund, New York State Lineman's Safety Training Fund, Oswego Roofers' Local 195 Annuity Fund, Roofers' Local 195 Health & Accident Fund, Syracuse Builders Exchange, Inc./CEA Pension Plan, Service Employees Benefit Fund, Service Employees Pension Fund of Upstate New York, S.E.I.U. Local 200 United, AFL-CIO, Syrabex, Inc., Syracuse Builders Exchange, Inc., U.A. Local 73, Plumbers & Fitters, AFL-CIO, Local 73 Retirement Fund, Upstate New York Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension Fund and Upstate Union Health and Welfare Fund.

King & Spalding LLP, By: Richard A. Cirillo , Lauren W. Mitchell , New York, NY, for the NBK Investors.


MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING, TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN, TRUSTEE'S MOTION TO AFFIRM TRUSTEE'S DETERMINATIONS DENYING CLAIMS OF CLAIMANTS WITHOUT BLMIS ACCOUNTS IN THEIR NAMES, NAMELY, INVESTORS IN FEEDER FUNDS

Query: Is every investor whose funds find their way directly or indirectly into the nefarious clutches of Madoff deemed a "customer" for SIPA purposes?

BURTON R. LIFLAND, Bankruptcy Judge.

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