05 B 27545, 06 A 00412

Defendant corporation and its four shareholders moved to vacate a temporary restraining order and the appointment of a receiver. Movants argued that the court committed legal error in justifying the receivership by applying facts pertaining to the alleged misdeeds of the other three defendants and that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to appoint a receiver because an appointment is a “noncore proceeding” that is merely “related to” the bankruptcy case in chief because all aspects of such appointment are governed by Illinois law. The court held that the appointment of an Illinois equity receiver was a core matter and the appointment of a limited receivership with oversight, auditing, and clearance authority was warranted to preserve value for whomever is ultimately entitled to it. The court additionally dissolved the TRO and concluded that grounds did not exist for preliminary injunctive relief.