IN RE RARITIES GROUP, INC.

Civil Action Nos. 08-11987-GAO, 08-11989-GAO. Bankruptcy Nos. 03-11731, 05-22881. Adversary Nos. 08-01070, 08-01069.

434 B.R. 1 (2010)

In re the RARITIES GROUP, INC., Debtor. Jeffrey D. Sternklar, Chapter 7 Trustee of Rarities Group, Inc., Jeffrey D. Sternklar, Chapter 7 Trustee of Martin B. Paul, and Martin B. Paul, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Heritage Auction Galleries, Inc., Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers, Heritage Capital Corporation, Heritage Auctions, Inc., Steven Ivy, and James Halperin, Defendants-Appellants. In re Martin Paul, Debtor. Jeffrey D. Sternklar, Chapter 7 Trustee of Rarities Group, Inc., Jeffrey D. Sternklar, Chapter 7 Trustee of Martin B. Paul, and Martin B. Paul, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Heritage Auction Galleries, Inc., Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers, Heritage Capital Corporation, Heritage Auctions, Inc., Steven Ivy, and James Halperin, Defendants-Appellants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 31, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald M. Jacobs, Conn, Kavanaugh, Rosenthal, Peisch & Ford, LLP, Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.


OPINION AND ORDER

O'TOOLE, District Judge.

The appellants, Heritage Capital Corporation, Heritage Auctions, Inc., d/b/a Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers ("Heritage"), Steven Ivy, and James Halperin, appeal from a denial of their motion to dismiss or stay the adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court in favor of arbitration. The proceedings before the bankruptcy court are identical actions brought by Jeffrey D. Sternklar (the "Trustee"), Chapter...

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