BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, dissenting. The majority today decides that a state court decree can divest a federal bankruptcy court of jurisdiction even though the bankruptcy court acquired jurisdiction at the commencement of the case. This ruling elevates state law over federal law in contravention of well settled principles and leads to an incorrect result. Accordingly, I dissent. Mrs. Gardne…
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