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EMT Bankruptcy Trustee Withdrawing From Case

Donald Samson, Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for Entertainment Media Trust, asked to be removed as a party to the case now that a U.S. Bankruptcy Court dismissed EMT’s bankruptcy, said a motion posted in FCC docket 19-156 Monday. With the…

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dismissal, EMT’s stations will be returned to EMT, thus removing the need for the bankruptcy trustee’s involvement. Samson also filed in opposition to a document request from petitioner Mark Kern, arguing it's overbroad. After EMT skipped a recent hearing, FCC Administrative Law Judge Jane Halprin said the license renewal proceeding could be dismissed -- preventing EMT from renewing its licenses -- if EMT doesn’t enter an appearance by Dec. 20 (see 1912110064).