Jointly Administered Under: No. 04-00757-W11.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington.
March 23, 2004
Barry W. Davidson, DAVIDSON MEDEIROS, Spokane, Washington, and Charles R. Ekberg, Susan Brye Jahnke, LANE POWELL SPEARS LUBERSKY LLP, Seattle, WA, Attorneys for Metropolitan Mortgage
Securities Co., Inc., Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession.
Douglas B. Marks, Ford Elsaesser, Bruce A. Anderson, ELSAESSER JARZABEK ANDERSON, MARKS ELLIOTT McHUGH, CHTD., Sandpoint, ID, and Jeffrey T. Wegner, KUTAK ROCK LLP, Omaha, Nebraska, Attorneys for Summit Securities, Inc., Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession.
Bruce W. Leaverton, Mary Jo Heston, Susan Brye Jahnke, LANE POWELL SPEARS LUBERSKY, LLP, Seattle, Washington, Attorneys for Metropolitan Mortgage Securities Co., Inc.
ORDER AUTHORIZING RETENTION OF THE GARDEN CITY GROUP, INC. AS CLAIMS, NOTICING, AND BALLOTING AGENT BY METROPOLITAN MORTGAGE SECURITIES CO., INC. AND SUMMIT SECURITIES, INC., AND SHORTENING TIME
PATRICIA WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, Bankruptcy
This matter having come before the Court upon the motion (the “Motion”) of Metropolitan Mortgage Securities Co., Inc. (“Metropolitan”) and Summit Securities, Inc. (“Summit”), for an order authorizing the retention and payment of
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The Garden City Group, Inc. (“GCG”) as Claims, Noticing, and Balloting Agent for Metropolitan and Summit, in accordance with the terms of the pre-petition Bankruptcy Administration Agreements among the parties, and it appearing from the Declaration of No Objections that no objections were filed in response to the Motion, and that the relief sought by the Motion should be granted, and the Court being fully advised on the premises; NOW THEREFORE,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the retention of GCG as Claims, Noticing, and Balloting Agent for Metropolitan and Summit is approved, and GCG is authorized to provide the services to Metropolitan and Summit that are set forth in the Motion. The employment of GCG is not under 11 USC 327 or 11 USC 328.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Metropolitan and Summit are authorized to compensate GCG in accordance with the terms of the pre-petition Bankruptcy Administration Agreements by and between Metropolitan and GCG, and Summit and GCG.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the time period for notice of this Motion is shortened to thirteen (13) days, including time for mailing.
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