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No. 06-4580
In re: LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC.,
Debtor.
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GLENN J.MORAN,
Appellant,
v.
LTV STEEL COMPANY, INC. and OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMANTS,
Appellees.
No. 07-3530
WILLIAM JEFFREY BRICKER, Executor of the Estate of William H. Bricker,
Appellant,
v.
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMANTS,
Appellee.
Nos. 07-3534/3537
DENNIS BABCOCK, JAMES BASKE, ERIC EVANS, and GEORGE HENNING,
Appellants,
v.
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMANTS and UNITED STATES TRUSTEE,
Appellees.


Nos. 06-4580;
07-3530/3534/3537

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland.
Nos. 05-02285; 06-01082; 06-01081; 06-01503—
Christopher A. Boyko, District Judge.
Argued and Submitted: January 15, 2009
Decided and Filed: March 23, 2009
Before: KENNEDY, COLE, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

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OPINION
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RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. LTV Steel Company, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2000. The United States Trustee for the Northern District of Ohio appointed the Official Committee of Administrative Claimants (ACC) to represent the interests of those creditors holding administrative claims. A Standing Order was entered by the bankruptcy court granting the ACC authority to bring a lawsuit against certain officers and directors of LTV Steel, including the appellants in this case. In response, all of the appellants other than Moran filed a motion in the bankruptcy court seeking dissolution of the ACC. The bankruptcy court denied their motion. Moran pursued a more direct approach by appealing the Standing Order to the district court. The district court ruled against Moran. It also ruled against the other appellants who had appealed the denial of their motion to dissolve the ACC. Following the district court’s dismissal of their respective appeals, the appellants now seek review in this court. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ALFREDO DELAPAZ VASQUEZ,
Defendant-Appellant.


No. 07-1248

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Michigan at Bay City.
No. 01-20052—Thomas L. Ludington, District Judge.
Submitted: March 12, 2009
Decided and Filed: March 23, 2009
Before: MARTIN and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; ZOUHARY, District Judge.

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OPINION
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RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. Alfredo DeLaPaz Vasquez appeals his convictions and sentencing in the district court. After Vasquez was arrested in 2001 in an undercover narcotics investigation, he fled the jurisdiction. He was apprehended again in 2006. A jury then convicted Vasquez of (1) conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, and (2) aiding and abetting in the distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine. He was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently, and to four years of supervised release. Vasquez contends on appeal that the district court committed reversible errors during his trial and sentencing. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.