Judge Christopher Lopez told the parties he will provide guidance tomorrow — 19 August — on scheduling matters in the DISH DBS and DISH Wireless Chapter 11 cases, following a lengthy, contentious status conference in which UCC counsel raised concerns about insider influence and potential conflicts and said the committee is considering seeking appointment of a Chapter 11 trustee.
After hearing arguments from the debtors, the UCC, Crown Castle, American Tower, SBA Communications and other creditors, Judge Lopez said he needed to “go back and study everything,” including the competing proposed schedules, the voting stipulations and the existing plan, before he could “come up with my own” schedule. He told the parties he would “be in a position to provide some answers” at a hearing the next day at 2pm CT.
“What I heard a lot today is folks just digging trenches, and I’m concerned that no one’s talking,” Judge Lopez said, while expressing hope that conversations were happening in the background. He continued, “[P]eople talk, and they fight at the same time. It happens all the time, and I don’t even know about it. I just hope it’s happening.”
Judge Lopez said he intends to provide guidance...
