The following excerpt is from Geron v. Peebler (In re Pali Holdings, Inc.), Case No. 10-11727 (REG), Case No. 11-02912 (REG) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2013):
The first contention requires little in the way of discussion. Since Stern v. Marshall23 was decided, district and bankruptcy courts here and across the country have been assaulted with a deluge of motions, and expressions of desire to file motions, to withdraw the reference, premised on arguments that a bankruptcy judge lacks the constitutional authority to enter a final
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