FILED
Apr 04 2012
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
General Order
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2012-07
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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REFERRAL OF TITLE 11 MATTERS )
IN THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT ) ORDER NO. 2012-07
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF )
OHIO )
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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(a), any or all cases under title 11 and any or all
proceedings arising under title 11 or arising in or related to a case under title 11 are
referred to the bankruptcy judges for this district.
If a bankruptcy judge or district judge determines that entry of a final order or judgment
by a bankruptcy judge would not be consistent with Article III of the United States
Constitution in a particular proceeding referred under this order and determined to be a
core matter, the bankruptcy judge shall, unless otherwise ordered by the district court,
hear the proceeding and submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law to the
district court. The district court may treat any order, opinion, or memorandum of
decision of the bankruptcy court as proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in
the event the district court concludes that the bankruptcy judge could not have entered
a final order or judgment consistent with Article III of the United States Constitution.
This General Order supersedes General Order No. 84.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FOR THE COURT
Solomon Oliver, Jr.
Chief Judge
United States District Court
