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<p style="font-size:10pt; font-family:arial"></p><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><font color="#FFFFFF">A long-time federal judge has been appointed to handle Detroit's bankruptcy
amid a court ruling Friday that states the filing violates the states
constitution and must be withdrawn.The judge, Steven Rhodes, has worked
in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for nearly 30 years. He was appointed Friday
by Alice Batchelder, chief judge at the federal appeals court that covers
Michigan.Ingham County Judge Rosemarie Aquilina ruled Friday that Gov. Rick
Snyder and Detroit Emergency Manger Kevyn Orr overstepped their authority
and violated state law by proceeding with the bankruptcy filing because
they knew the outcome could affect benefits to thousands of Detroit residents.I
have some very serious concerns because there was this rush to bankruptcy
court that didnt have to occur and shouldnt have occurred, Aquilina said,
in a spate of orders arising from three separate lawsuits.Orr, who filed
the bankruptcy document Thursday, has yet to respond the judges ruling,
and there is no indication so far that city officials plan to
take any action in response to the ruling.Aquilina also said Michigans constitution
prohibits actions that will lessen the pension benefits of public employees,
including those in the city of Detroit.Plaintiffs shouldnt have been blindsided,
and this process shouldnt have been ignored, Aquilina said.Lawyers representing
pensioners and two city pension funds got an emergency hearing with Aquilina
on Thursday at which she said she planned to
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