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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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TABLE
OF
AUTHORITIES
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I. STATEMENT
OF
ISSUE
ON
APPEAL
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II. STANDARD
OF
REVIEW
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III. STATEMENT
OF
THE
CASE
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Procedural History
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Statement of the Facts
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The Pre-Petition Negotiations and the Resulting Prepackaged Plan
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The Pre-Petition Solicitation of the Plan
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THAN’s Bankruptcy Case
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The Continuance Motion
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IV. ARGUMENT
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A. The Sole Issue Properly Before this Court in this Appeal IsWhether the Bankruptcy Court Abused Its Discretion in Denyingthe Waters & Kraus Claimants’ Request for a Continuance toPursue Possible Objections to Confirmation of the Plan.
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B. The Kraus Claimants Have Not Demonstrated that theBankruptcy Court Abused Its Discretion in Denying TheirContinuance Motion.
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i. The Kraus Claimants Have Not Demonstrated that theBankruptcy Court Abused Its Discretion in Denying TheirRequest for a Continuance Under Bankruptcy Rule 9006.
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1. The danger of prejudice to the debtor.
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2. The length of the delay and its potential impact on judicial proceedings.
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3. The reason for the delay, including whether it was inthe reasonable control of the movant.
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4. Whether the movant acted in good faith.
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