IN RE LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO.

Nos. 11 Civ. 8251(DLC), 11 Civ. 8445.

467 B.R. 712 (2012)

In re LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al., Debtors. Edward S. Weisfelner, Plaintiff, v. Leonard Blavatnik, et al., Defendants. Edward S. Weisfelner, Plaintiff, v. NAC Investments LLC, Defendant.

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

March 29, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

May Orenstein , Sigmund Samuel Wissner-Gross , Brown Rudnick LLP (N.Y.C), Seven Times Square, New York, NY, for plaintiff.

Susheel Kirpalani , Alex J.B. Rossmiller , Rex Lee , Richard Irving Werder, Jr. , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP (N.Y.C), New York, NY, for defendants Leonard Blavatnik, Access Industries Holdings LLC, Access Industries, Inc., AI International, S.à.r.l., Nell Limited, Lincoln Benet, Peter Thoren, Alex Blavatnik, Philip Kassin, and BI S.à.r.l.

James S. Dittmar , John Owen Farley , Michael Jones , Goodwin Procter, LLP (Boston), Boston, MA, for defendants the Legal Representative of the Estate of Richard Floor (deceased) and Estate of Richard E. Floor.

John Owen Farley , Goodwin Procter, LLP (Boston), Boston, MA, for defendants Lynn Coleman and John Fisher Gray.

Jason L. Watkins , Bingham McCutchen LLP (Boston), Boston, MA, for defendant Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

Adam James van Alstyne , James D. Wareham , DLA Piper U.S. LLP (DC), Washington, DC, Kurt Ernest Kates Ramlo , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP (Los Angeles), Los Angeles, CA, for defendant Alan S. Bigman.

Joseph P. Moodhe , Erich O. Grosz , Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP (N.Y.C), New York, NY, for defendant Stephen I. Chazen.

Alex J.B. Rossmiller , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP (N.Y.C), New York, NY, for defendant Perella Weinberg Partners LP.

Eric D. Wade , John F. Higgins , Thomas III Woolley , Whitney V. Ables , Porter Hedges, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for defendants Dan F. Smith, Carol A. Anderson, Susan K. Carter, Engen Engen, Paul S. Halata, Danny W. Huff, David J. Lesar, David J.P. Meachin, William R. Spivey, T. Kevin DeNicola, Kerry A. Galvin, John A. Hollinshead, James W. Bayer, W. Norman Phillips, Kevin R. Cadenhead, Charles L. Hall, Rick Fontenot, and Morris Gelb.

Eric D. Wade , John F. Higgins , Thomas III Woolley , Porter Hedges, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for defendant Daniel J. Murphy.

Andrea Jacquelyn Gildea , Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, for defendant Edward J. Dineen.

John F. Higgins , Porter Hedges, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for defendant Lyondell D & O Defendants.

Susheel Kirpalani , Alexander Johannes Bittner Rossmiller , Rex Lee , Richard Irving Werder, Jr. , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP (N.Y.C), New York, NY, for defendant NAG Investments, LLC.


OPINION & ORDER

DENISE COTE, District Judge.

Defendants in the above-captioned cases move for withdrawal of the reference to the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(d), Bankruptcy Rule 5011, and Stern v. Marshall, ___ U.S. ___, 131 S.Ct. 2594, 180 L.Ed.2d 475 (2011) ("Stern").1 For the reasons discussed below, the motions to withdraw the reference are denied...

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