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In reply to the discussion: So Detroit- what went wrong? [View all]FarCenter
(19,429 posts)56. The case has already been filed
Judge Steven Rhodes Chosen to Handle Detroit Chapter 9 Case
Judge Rhodes, who was poised to retire at the end of the year, has been put in charge of the 686,000-resident citys case after handling one of the states rare cases of Chapter 9, which is used by cities, counties and municipal authorities.
Judge Rhodes, 64 years old, was tapped to handle the massive Chapter 9 case by Judge Alice M. Batchelder, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In court papers, she said she chose Judge Rhodes after having reviewed the levels of experience and the respective caseloads of the judges within the Eastern District.
In a letter filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit, fellow Bankruptcy Judge Phillip Shefferly called his colleague one of the most accomplished bankruptcy judges in the country.
Judge Rhodes is very knowledgeable about the relationship of federal bankruptcy law to state constitutional and other state law, which will likely be an important issue in this case, he wrote.
Another federal judge wrote that Judge Rhodes has outstanding administrative and management skills, which of course will be necessary in handling a case of this magnitude.
Judge Rhodes, 64 years old, was tapped to handle the massive Chapter 9 case by Judge Alice M. Batchelder, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In court papers, she said she chose Judge Rhodes after having reviewed the levels of experience and the respective caseloads of the judges within the Eastern District.
In a letter filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit, fellow Bankruptcy Judge Phillip Shefferly called his colleague one of the most accomplished bankruptcy judges in the country.
Judge Rhodes is very knowledgeable about the relationship of federal bankruptcy law to state constitutional and other state law, which will likely be an important issue in this case, he wrote.
Another federal judge wrote that Judge Rhodes has outstanding administrative and management skills, which of course will be necessary in handling a case of this magnitude.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/07/19/judge-steven-rhodes-chosen-to-handle-detroit-chapter-9-case/
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Kicking the can down the roadism. Pensions, TBTF bank loans, Wall Street fuckery.
Safetykitten
Jul 2013
#2
Quite simply, Detroit and much of what was industrialized Michigan, is a testament...
MrScorpio
Jul 2013
#5
Two full generations from now, the US as it is today and the wreckage of what it once was
Javaman
Jul 2013
#23
The Bethlehem Steel plant at Sparrows Point did not have to be closed. It was closed because
byeya
Jul 2013
#40
The state of Michigan (Governor Snyder) stripped Detroit of all its independent authority and
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2013
#8
Unionized Detroit abandoned by Big 3 for non-unionized locales in the South.
reformist2
Jul 2013
#10
Governor Rick Snyder and Dennis Archer and Kwame Kilpatrick and years of
mstinamotorcity2
Jul 2013
#12
Factories moving to suburbs, school quality, corruption, corruption, corruption
JPZenger
Jul 2013
#17
I think there are a lot of correct answers in this thread that need to be combined.
last1standing
Jul 2013
#18
The state can request that the filing be withdrawn, but it is up to the Federal court to dismiss it.
FarCenter
Jul 2013
#42
and if the state can't pursue the case because it is declared unconstitutional
Motown_Johnny
Jul 2013
#50
Years of nation-wide support by politicians for let's-send-manufacturing-jobs-to-foreign-countries
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#51