Matter
Barney's Inc. exequatur proceeding
- 11 January 1996United States
11 January 1996United States
Order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York dated 11 January 1996
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- Decision summary
- The court opened Chapter 11 proceedings for Barney's Inc., with the intervention suspending creditor actions.
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1 participantBarney's Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
2 years, 2 months and 22 days later · 812 days
- 2 April 1998France
2 April 1998France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 2 April 1998
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The court rejected Barney's Inc.'s request to declare enforceable in France the 11 January 1996 order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York opening Chapter 11 proceedings.
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1 participantBarney's Inc.
Paris Court of Appeal
- Date not availableFrance
Date not availableFrance
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber concerning Barney's Inc.'s exequatur request
French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber
- Decision summary
- The court held that an intervention by a judge producing effects on persons or property, rights, or obligations is a decision capable of receiving exequatur. It quashed the Paris Court of Appeal's rejection of Barney's Inc.'s request to enforce in France the 11 January 1996 New York Chapter 11 order, because the order suspended creditor actions.
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2 authorities · 1 participantBarney's Inc.
French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber