Published On: May 29, 2014

Bankruptcy Judge agrees with creditors that Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy should be in bankruptcy in order to better protect its creditors.

“This is a case that needs to exist,” U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Shelley Chapman

Jacoby & MeyersAccording to the Wall Street Journal on May 28, 2014, the Bankruptcy Judge agrees with creditors that Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy should be in bankruptcy in order to better protect its creditors.

“This is a case that needs to exist,” U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Shelley Chapman said during a Wednesday hearing in New York, over the objection of an attorney for Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy, who argued that a trustee put in place when the firm closed its doors in December has been doing an adequate job.

“Information more than anything else is needed here,” Judge Chapman said, adding that a request to move the case to Chicago also would be denied. Judge Chapman said she would wait to enter an official order putting the firm into bankruptcy until Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy had a chance to respond.

Even as it was formed in June 2012, Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy seemed to be planning for its closure.

Why would any lawyer set up a firm which is reality is disposable? Because they intend on rounding up as much money from clients as possible, then closing the doors.

The article goes on to say: “Even as it was formed in June 2012, Jacoby & Meyers Bankruptcy seemed to be planning for its closure. According to a copy of the firm’s operating agreement included in court filings, Mr. Macey could dissolve the firm at any time within two years of its creation. Jacoby & Meyers National, meanwhile, could only dissolve the operation for cause, defined as a violation of the operating agreement or violation of “laws or ethics sufficient to materially affect the practice of law.”

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