United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

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United States bankruptcy court federal trial court

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal court in New York that handles major corporate bankruptcy cases, including many high-profile restructurings and liquidations.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York canonical	4
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3543634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Context triple: [Sears Holdings Corporation, bankruptcyCourt, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York]

A. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California is a federal court that handles bankruptcy cases and related proceedings arising within the Southern District of California.
B. United States bankruptcy courts
United States bankruptcy courts are specialized federal courts that handle bankruptcy cases and related matters under U.S. bankruptcy law.
C. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
D. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio is a federal trial court that handles bankruptcy cases and related proceedings arising within the northern region of Ohio.
E. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is a federal trial court that handles bankruptcy cases and related proceedings within its designated region of Michigan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Target entity description: The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal court in New York that handles major corporate bankruptcy cases, including many high-profile restructurings and liquidations.

A. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California is a federal court that handles bankruptcy cases and related proceedings arising within the Southern District of California.
B. United States bankruptcy courts
United States bankruptcy courts are specialized federal courts that handle bankruptcy cases and related matters under U.S. bankruptcy law.
C. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
D. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio is a federal trial court that handles bankruptcy cases and related proceedings arising within the northern region of Ohio.
E. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is a federal trial court that handles bankruptcy cases and related proceedings within its designated region of Michigan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States bankruptcy court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
appealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ
appliesLaw	Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ⓘ surface form: Bankruptcy Rules of the United States federal law of the United States ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	judicial branch of the United States ⓘ
circuit	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ surface form: Second Circuit
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
district	United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ surface form: Southern District of New York
establishedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governingLaw	United States bankruptcy law ⓘ surface form: United States Bankruptcy Code
handlesCaseType	Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases ⓘ Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases ⓘ Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases ⓘ corporate bankruptcy cases ⓘ cross-border insolvency cases ⓘ liquidation proceedings ⓘ restructuring proceedings ⓘ
hasCourthouse	300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, New York ⓘ 1 Bowling Green, Manhattan, New York City ⓘ surface form: One Bowling Green, New York City
hasSeat	Manhattan ⓘ
hasTypeOfJudge	United States bankruptcy judge ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hearsCasesFrom	The Bronx ⓘ surface form: Bronx Columbia County ⓘ Dutchess County NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ Orange County, New York ⓘ Putnam County ⓘ Rockland County ⓘ Sullivan County ⓘ Ulster County NERFINISHED ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ surface form: Westchester County
jurisdiction	United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ surface form: Southern District of New York
knownFor	handling high-profile liquidations ⓘ handling high-profile restructurings ⓘ handling major corporate bankruptcy cases ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	New York ⓘ surface form: New York (state) New York City ⓘ SDNY ⓘ surface form: Southern District of New York
partOf	United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
partOfSystem	United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court system
subordinateTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sears Holdings Corporation → bankruptcyCourt → United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ

Enron → bankruptcyCourt → United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme → trusteeAppointedBy → United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Madoff trustee Irving Picard → appointedBy → United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ

subject surface form: Irving Picard

Madoff trustee Irving Picard → jurisdiction → United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ

subject surface form: Irving Picard

SHLD → underlyingCompanyBankruptcyCourtJurisdiction → United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ

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