On May 28th, 2013 Dauphin County Common Pleas Judge Scott Arthur Evans issued a revised scheduling order that provided a deadline for the Receiver of Harrisburg to submit his brief in opposition to Covanta's motion for summary judgement in their case against the City of Harrisburg.

The Receiver's office responded on June 7th, 2013 by requesting a stay of proceedings. Based on the reasons outlined in the Receiver's response it's evident that the option of bankruptcy has not been elminated.

"Failure to issue a stay of these proceedings would likely frustrate ongoing negotiations between the Receiver for the City of Harrisburg and all the City's major Creditors." The Receiver's statement continues, "If negotiations between the Receiver and the major creditors are not successful, the City of Harrisburg may file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy which would affect the payments received by all of Harrisburg's creditors, including Covanta."

Here's a copy of the Receiver's brief in opposition to Covanta's motion for summary judgement to recover damages from the Harrisburg Authority's failure to make payments on the incinerator retrofit project.

In the following archive video you'll see Covanta attorney Paige Macdonald-Matthes explain why she believes the Office of the Receiver does not meet the requirements to intervene. Judge Evans thought otherwise as he ruled in favor of the motion.

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