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Jo.eph H, Hu.ton, Jr.
I.D. No. 21874
Iteven J, A.c1am.I
I.D, No, 5Un
Steven. , Loee
One Olenh&rdie Corpo
suiu 202
1275 Drummer. Loane
1',0. lox 2315
Wayne, fA 19087-0236
Attorney. tor Lourie Da
Corp,
(610) 964-1480
UNITID STATBS BANKRUPTCY COURT
'OR THB MIDDLB DISTRICT 0' PBNNSYLoV~IA
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IRINO Lo, LoIWIS, SR" MARY
LASLoO, JACQUlLoINI HINDRII and
IIS8NHOWBR RIALoTY CORPORATION,
Plaint if ts
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IRlNO LoIWI8, JR" SWATARA
PROI'IRTIIS, INC" 'RANKLIN C,
BROWN, CHARLoIS SLANa, DANIlLo
SLoANI, SLANI BROS, CORPORATION
and LoURII DAUPHIN CORPORATION,
Detendanu
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\ I Loude Dauphin corporation (aLDO'), one of the above-
named defendantl, filee thil notice of removal purluant to 28
U,S,C. I 1452 and 'ederal Bankruptcy Rule 9027, and in lupport
thereof, averl al folloWll
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1. On o~ &bout January 37, 1994, the &bov.-named
plaintiff. commenc.d a civil action again.t the above-named
d.f.ndant. in the Cou~t or Common Plea. or cumbe~l.nd County,
Penn.ylvania (the .~e~laDd COUAty AotloD') ,
3, On o~ &bout Hay 3, 1995, LPC riled a voluntary
petition ro~ ~.li.f und.r chapt.~ 11 or Title 11, Unit.d 8t~t..
Code (th. .laDk~ptoy Code'), with the United Stato. Ba~ruptcy
Cou~t ro~ the Dietrict or New Jer.oy, Ca.e No, 99-13518 (OMB)
(th. .LDC 'aDk~ptoy 0....). Venue or the LeC Bankruptcy C..e
wa. lublequently t~anlre~~ed to the United Statel Bankruptcy
Court ror the Middle Diltrict or Pennsylvania (the ".aDkrgptoy
court.) and a..igned Ca.e No. 1-95-01437, The LDC Bankruptcy
Ca.e pre.ently i. pending before the Bankruptcy Court,
3, On o~ about May 15, 1995, one of the above-named
plaintirr., li..nhower Realty corporation (I.ac.), commenced itl
own bankruptcy ca.e under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code by
riling a voluntary petition for relier under Chapter 11 or the
Bankruptcy Code with the Bankruptcy Cou~t, Ca.e No. l-95-00941
(the ..ac 'aDk~ptoy Ca...), The IRC Bankruptcy Ca.e al.o i.
pending befo~e the Bankruptcy Court.
4, On Jun. 30, 1999, IRC and Reno-Sr. Corp" an
afriliate or IRC through common owne~.hip, commenced an .dver.ary
p~oceeding in the IRC Bankruptcy Caee again.t LDC and othe~
derendante captioned li..nhowar Raalty corp. at .1. VI. Luria
Daunhin COrD., Adv, No. 1-9S-00196A, (the 'lac Adver..ry 'roo..diD,").
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5, Attached as 8xhibit 111 to the complaint filod in
the lac Adver.ary proceeding wa. a copy of the complaint filed in
the cumberland County Action, which wa. expressly incorporated by
reference, mad~ a part and realleged.
, , On July 5, un, LDC cO&ml8nced an advenary
proceeding again.t IRC in th~ IRC Bankruptcy C.se encaptioned
~uri. Dauphin COq). v. .i..nhow~r R..lt.y ~o~., Mv. No.
1-95-00198A (the ILDC Adver.ar,r 'rooeediD,I) ,
7. Attached as Ixhibit ICI to the complaint in the
LOC Adversary proceeding was a copy of the complaint filed in the
cumberland County Aotion,
,TATOTOIY AOTIOllIATXOar .0. UKOVAL
of! amm..',.Nrl C!0UII'n' AC'l'IOII TO 'l'BI8 C!0UI.'1'
0, Section 1452(a) of Title 28, United State. Code,
provides that a party may remove any olaim or cause ot aotion in
a oivil action to the district court f.or the district where .uch
civil action is pending, if. such di.trict court has jurisdiction
of. .uoh claim or cau.e of action under Section 1334 of Title 28,
28 U.S,C. I 1452(a).
9, Section 1334(0) at Title 28, United State. Cod.,
confers on the di.trict court original, but not exclusive,
juri.diction over all proceeding. arising under the Bankruptcy
Code. or ari.inq in or related to ca... under Title 11,
28 U.S.C, I 1334(0) (empha.i. added),
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10. S.ction 157(a) of Titl. 28, Unit.d Stat.. Cod.,
p.rm!t. the di.trict court to i..ue an o~der r.f.rring all
proc..ding. r.lat.d to 'a ca.e under Title 11 to the bankruptcy
judge. for the di.trict, and .uch an Ord.r. ha. been i..u.d by the
Unit.d Stat.. Di.trict Court for the Middl. Di.trict of
p.nn.yl.vania.
11. Thi. Court hat juri.diction ov.r the Cwmb.rland
Action b.cau.. it i. "relat.d to" both the LOC Bankruptcy C..e
and the BRC Bankruptcy C..e in that I
(a) The Cumberland County Action involve.
conflicting claime by BRC and LDC to certain real e.tate .ituate
on li.enhower Boulevard in Swatara Town.hip, Dauphin C~unty,
Penn.ylvania, (the "li"Dhow,r Prop.rty'),
(b) Both BRC and LOC claim that the Bi.enhower
Prop.rty i. property of their reBpective bankruptcy e.tatee,
(c) The is.uee rai.ed in the Cumberland County
Action ar., with on. exception, virtually identical to the i..uee
rai..d in the BRC and LOC Adv.reary proce.ding.,
(d) R..olution of the cumberland County Aqtion
will involve the d.te~ination of wheth.r the plaintiffe in that
action have any "claims" againet LOC, which dete~in~tion .hould
in.t.ad be made by thie Court ae a core proaeeding, 28 U,S,C.
I 157 (b) (2) (B), and
(e) A determination of the ieeuee in the
Cumberland County Action will have a direct and immediate impact
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John MaN, Cramer, Require
R..d, Smith, Shaw . MaClay
P,O, Box 11844
Harr1eburg. PA 17108
Couneel tor Br$no Lew!e, Jr, and Swatara
Propertiel, Ino.
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STEVENS & LEE
A p,m'kUISIUNAI GtHH'll"AII'JN
PU".II RU,ONO '0 R.ADlNU DIAI.O.,unr
(610) 478~2133
e-mail I .jat.te'len.lee.oom
February 38, 1997
Offlo. of the Prothonotary
CUmb.rland County oourthou..
1 Oourthou.. Square
carll.le, PA 17013~3387
..1 .r'DO L, L..i., .r., .t .1. v.,
.reDo L. L..i., Jr,
.0. 3.1 Civil 1..4
Dear slr or Madaml
pur.u.nt to r.deral Bankruptoy Rule 9027(0)/ .nclo..d pl....
flnd two (2) tlme~.tamp.d cople. of the Notloe of Removal of the
above-referenoed aatlon to the Unlted state. Bankruptcy Court for
the Mlddle Oi.trict of Penn.ylvania. Plea.e return a tlme-.tamped
oopy of the Notloe of Removal to u. in the enolo.ed envelope.
pur.uant to Rule 9031(0)/ the partie. in the above~referenced
action .hall prooeed n~ further ln the Cumberland County Court of
COlDlllOh Plea. unltlll and until the ca., 1. remanded by the
B.nkruptcy Court.
Plea.e c.ll. the undersigned if you have any que.tion..
Very truly your./
STEVENS , LEE
Steven J, Adam.
SJAldbd
Inalo.ure.
01 Servlce Ll.t (w/ena - p.g, 1 only)
Jo.eph H. HUlton/ Jr,/ E.qulr, (w/ena - page 1 only)
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