PICARD v. HSBC BANK PLC

Nos. 11 Civ. 763 (JSR). 11 Civ. 836 (JSR).

450 B.R. 406 (2011)

Irving H. PICARD, Plaintiff, v. HSBC BANK PLC, Alpha Prime Fund Limited, HSBC Securities Services (Luxembourg) S.A., HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited, HSBC Fund Services (Luxembourg) S.A., HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) S.A., HSBC Bank (Cayman) Limited, HSBC Securities Services (Bermuda) Limited, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Bermuda) Limited, HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) Limited, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Ireland) Limited, HSBC Holdings PLC, Defendants. Irving H. Picard, Plaintiff, v. Alpha Prime Fund Limited, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Securities Services (Luxembourg) S.A., HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited, HSBC Fund Services (Luxembourg) S.A., HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A., HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) S.A., HSBC Bank (Cayman) Limited, HSBC Securities Services (Bermuda) Limited, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Bermuda) Limited, HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) Limited, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Ireland) Limited, HSBC Holdings PLC, UniCredit S.p.A., Pioneer Alternative Investment Management Limited, Defendants.

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

April 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oren J. Warshavsky , Marc E. Hirschfield , Baker & Hostefler LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Evan A. Davis , Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, Todd E. Duffy , Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., Mark Alan McDermott , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Helen Davis Chaitman , Phillips Nizer LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION

JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.

In this case, the Court was called upon to determine whether an adversary proceeding commenced in the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ("Madoff Securities") belonged instead, in whole or part, in the District Court. Following briefing and oral argument, the Court, ruling from the bench on April 12, 2011, answered this question in the affirmative...

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