A bankruptcy adjustment plan has been voted on by creditors, to determine if the newly constructed proposal satisfies all parties involved in the 18 billion dollar city debt. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes was told the tabulation of the adjustment plan votes would be filed on the 24th of July this coming week.
The Detroit bankruptcy case has been increasingly difficult to follow, because of the large variety of entities that must be taken into consideration. While the city of Detroit is hoping to save around 7 billion through their bankruptcy, the longer the trial goes on the more expensive it becomes. A recent expert witness had her services valued at over 400,000 dollars, which Judge Steven Rhodes ordered the city to pay.
Art pieces in Detroit have been valued at around four billion, but some conservative estimates state that they may only fetch a one billion dollar price tag. A three billion dollar loss is a considerable hit to Detroit’s case. Fortunately, Detroit has had smaller court victories during the bankruptcy proceedings. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman affirms a previous ruling made by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes in August of last year. Judge Rhodes ruled that the casino revenues were city property protected by the bankruptcy process. This means creditors were not allowed to go after the profits made by Detroit’s casino tax. This money was determined to belong to the city and is therefore protected during Detroit’s restructuring process.
