Ortiz v. Aurora Health Care, Inc. (In re Ortiz), Case No. 10-3465 (7th Cir., Dec. 30, 2011)
Ruling:
Relying upon Stern v. Marshall, the Seventh Circuit held that the bankruptcy court did not have constitutional authority to issue a final judgment in adversary proceedings involving claims defined...
Judge(s):
Daniel Tinder (7th Circuit), Ann Williams (7th Circuit), Joan Gottschall (Northern District of Illinois)
Judge Posner, writing for the court, held for the trustee. The court found that the trustee had done due diligence in reaching a settlement of $100,000 with Indiana University because the...
