Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,021 in Re Eastport Associates, Debtor (Two Cases). Eastport Associates v. City of Los Angeles, Eastport Associates v. City of Los Angeles

935 F.2d 1071 Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,021 In re EASTPORT ASSOCIATES, Debtor (Two Cases). EASTPORT ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellant. EASTPORT ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 5, 1990. Decided June 14, 1991. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing July 31, 1991. Margaret M. Morrow, Quinn, Kully and Morrow, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee. James K. Hahn, City Atty., Claudia McGee Henry, Sr. Asst. City Atty., Anthony Saul Alperin, Asst. City Atty., and Jeri L. Burge, Deputy City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee/cross-appellant. Nancy K. Chiu, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal. and John B. Murdock, Santa Monica, Cal., for amici. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and O'SCANNLAIN and RYMER, Circuit Judges. RYMER, Circuit Judge: 1 Eastport Associates ("Eastport") filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. In the course of the bankruptcy proceeding, Eastport initiated an adversary proceeding against…