San Bernardino Judge Streamlines Eligibility Contest
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San Bernardino, California’s bankruptcy judge chose an unusual way to help decide whether the city should enjoy her court’s protection from creditors while it renegotiates debts.
Instead of scheduling a multiday trial with platoons of attorneys, a parade of witnesses and boxes of evidence, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith M. Jury will give a handful of lawyers a few hours today in her Riverside, California, courtroom to debate the city’s eligibility to file under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code’s Chapter 9, which covers municipalities.