Case No. 02-13533 (AJG), (Jointly Administered).United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York.
July 26, 2005
Mark A. Shaiken, Esq., Patricia A. Konopka, Esq., Erin C. Kobler, Esq., Kansas City, MO., STINSON MORRISON HECKER LLP, Attorneys for the Reorganized Debtors.
FIFTH ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, DEBTORS’ THIRTY EIGHTH OMNIBUS OBJECTION TO PROOFS OF CLAIM (EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS)
ARTHUR GONZALEZ, Bankruptcy Judge
Upon consideration of the Debtors’ Thirty Eighth Omnibus Objection and subsequent Amended Objections to Proofs of Claim (Employment Claims) (the “Claims Objection”), and accompanying notices of objection (the “Notices”) filed by WorldCom, Inc. and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as debtors and debtors in possession (collectively, the “Debtors”), dated October 5, 2004, seeking the expungement and disallowance of certain proofs of claim filed in these cases (the “Claims”), and good and sufficient notice having been given in accordance with the Claims Objection Procedures Order;[1] and it appearing that the parties to the Claims listed below should be adjourned, without prejudice, to August 30, 2005, at 10:00 a.m.
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EST, because the parties are engaging in discussions to prepare a proposed scheduling order to submit to the Court or the parties are currently engaging in settlement discussions and hope to resolve the claims by August 30, 2005. Therefore it is
ORDERED that Proof of Claim No. 6564 (filed by David Damron) is hereby adjourned, without prejudice, until August 30, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. EST; and it is further
ORDERED that Proof of Claim No. 1483 (filed by Anita James) is hereby adjourned, without prejudice, until August 30, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. EST; and it is further
ORDERED that, to the extent the Claims Objection, as filed, objects to any proofs of claim not addressed by this Order (the “Remaining Disputed Proofs of Claim”), then the Debtors’ reserve their rights to further prosecute their objections against the Remaining Disputed Proofs of Claim and nothing herein shall limit, restrict, or otherwise affect the Debtors’ right to do so.
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