Prudential Ins. v. Three Flint Hill

Filed: November 27, 1996 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 95-2973 (CA-95-2111-CCB, BK-95-1032-PM) Prudential Insurance Companies of America, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus Three Flint Hill Limited Partnership, Defendant - Appellee. O R D E R The Court amends its opinion filed November 22, 1996, as follows: On page 2, section 1, lines 3 and 6 -- the firm of "Swindler & Berlin" is corrected to read " Swidler & Berlin." For the Court - By Direction /s/ Patricia S. Connor Clerk UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT In Re: THREE FLINT HILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Debtor. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, No. 95-2973 v. THREE FLINT HILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Defendant-Appellee, and UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, Party in Interest. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Catherine C. Blake, District Judge. (CA-95-2111-CCB, BK-95-1032-PM) Argued: September 26, 1996 Decided: November 22, 1996 Before MURNAGHAN and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge. _________________________________________________________________ Affirmed by unpublished opinion. Judge Ervin wrote the opinion, in which Judge Murnaghan and Senior Judge Phillips joined. COUNSEL ARGUED: Patrick John Potter, SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Roger Frankel, SWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTERED, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Lewis S. Goodman, SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Michael J. Lichtenstein, SWIDLER & BERLIN, CHARTERED, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. _________________________________________________________________ Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). _________________________________________________________________ OPINION ERVIN, Circuit Judge: Because in this case the district court sat as an appellate court in bankruptcy, our review of the district court's decision is plenary. In re Stanley, 66 F.3d 664, 667 (4th Cir. 1995); In re Varat Enters., Inc., 81 F.3d 1310, 1314 (4th Cir. 1996). We have therefore carefully con- sidered the record, the briefs submitted by the parties, and the oral argument of counsel. We have also considered the unpublished opin- ions in In re 1550 Wilson Boulevard L.P., No. 96-10346-AM (Bankr. E.D. Va. filed June 21, 1996), and In re 1560 Wilson Boulevard L.P., No. 96-10403-AM (Bankr. E.D. Va. filed June 25, 1996), but find the loan documents in those cases to be distinguishable from those in the instant case. With all this in mind, we find we agree with the district court, and thus we affirm on the reasoning of the bankruptcy court in its memorandum of decision. Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Three Flint Hill Ltd. Partnership (In re Three Flint Hill Ltd. Partnership), No. BK-95-1032-PM (Bankr. D. Md. entered June 23, 1995). AFFIRMED 2