In re EXTENDED STAY, INC., et al., Debtors.WALKER, TRUESDELL, ROTH & ASSOCIATES, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, HOBART TRUESDELL, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, and THE EXTENDED STAY LITIGATION TRUST, Plaintiffs, - against - THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS II L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS IV L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS V L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I/II GP, INC., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.L.C., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS IV GP L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS V GP L.P., BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV L.P., BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV L.P., BHAC IV, LLC, BRE/HV HOLDINGS LLC, BLACKSTONE HOSPITALITY ACQUISITIONS, LLC, PRIME HOSPITALITY, LLC, DL-DW HOLDINGS, LLC, LIGHTSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, THE LIGHTSTONE GROUP, LLC, PGRT ESH INC., LIGHTSTONE COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT, ARBOR ESH II, LLC, ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC, PRINCETON ESH LLC, ATMAR ASSOCIATES, LLC, GLIDA ONE LLC, RON INVEST LLC, POLAR EXTENDED STAY (USA) L.P., BHAC CAPITAL IV, LLC, BRE/ESH HOLDINGS, LLC, ABT-ESI LLC, MERICASH FUNDING LLC, PARK AVENUE FUNDING LLC, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., EBURY FINANCE LIMITED, BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, DAVID LICHTENSTEIN, BRUNO DE VINCK, PEYTON "CHIP" OWEN, JR., GUY R. MILONE, JR., JOSEPH CHETRIT, JOSESPH TEICHMAN, JOSEPH MARTELLO, F. JOSEPH ROGERS, DAVID KIM, GARY DELAPP, JONATHAN D. GRAY, WILLIAM STEIN, MICHAEL CHAE, ROBERT L. FRIEDMAN, THOMAS BURDI, GARY SUMERS, DENNIS J. MCDONAUGH, ALAN MIYASAKI, and JOHN DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.WALKER, TRUESDELL, ROTH & ASSOCIATES, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, HOBART TRUESDELL, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, and THE EXTENDED STAY LITIGATION TRUST, Plaintiffs, - against - LIGHTSTONE HOLDINGS, LLC, LIGHTSTONE COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT, DL-DW HOLDINGS, LLC, BHAC CAPITAL IV, LLC, ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC, ABT-ESI LLC, MERICASH FUNDING, LLC, PARK AVENUE FUNDING LLC, PRINCETON ESH LLC, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., J.P. MORGAN COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE INC., ASHFORD HOSPITALITY FINANCE LP, ATLAS VENTURES I LLC, BARTON EQUITIES LLC, BK ESH LLC, CL VENTURES LLC, DEUCE PROPERTIES LIMITED, EBURY FINANCE LIMITED, ESH FUNDING LLC, FIF V ESA HOLDINGS LLC, FIF V ESA LLC, FOA ESH LLC, GF ESH LLC, GRAMERCY WAREHOUSE FUNDING IV LLC, HOSPITALITY F, LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Individually and in its capacity as administrator, J.P. MORGAN CLEARING CORP., LEGACY ESH LLC, LINE TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED, MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC., MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC., SFF ESH LLC, SW ESH LLC, SL GREEN FUNDING LLC, WRP ESH LLC, and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.WALKER, TRUESDELL, ROTH & ASSOCIATES, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, HOBART TRUESDELL, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, and THE EXTENDED STAY LITIGATION TRUST, Plaintiffs, - against - THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS II L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS IV L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS V L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I/II GP, INC., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.L.C., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS IV GP L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS V GP L.P., BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV L.P., BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV L.P., BHAC IV, LLC, BRE/HV HOLDINGS LLC, BLACKSTONE HOSPITALITY ACQUISITIONS, LLC, PRIME HOSPITALITY, LLC, DL-DW HOLDINGS, LLC, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.WALKER, TRUESDELL, ROTH & ASSOCIATES, as Trustee for and on behalf the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, HOBART TRUESDELL, as Trustee for and on behalf the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, and THE EXTENDED STAY LITIGATION TRUST, Plaintiffs, - against - THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS II L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS IV L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS V L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I/II GP, INC., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.L.C., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS IV GP L.P., BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS V GP L.P., BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS IV L.P., BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV L.P., BHAC IV, LLC, BRE/HV HOLDINGS LLC, BLACKSTONE HOSPITALITY ACQUISITIONS, LLC, PRIME HOSPITALITY, LLC, DL-DW HOLDINGS, LLC, LIGHTSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, THE LIGHTSTONE GROUP, LLC, PGRT ESH INC., LIGHTSTONE COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT, ARBOR ESH II, LLC, ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC, PRINCETON ESH LLC, ATMAR ASSOCIATES, LLC, GLIDA ONE LLC, RON INVEST LLC, POLAR EXTENDED STAY (USA) L.P., BHAC CAPITAL IV, LLC, BRE/ESH HOLDINGS, LLC, ABT-ESI LLC, MERICASH FUNDING LLC, PARK AVENUE FUNDING LLC, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., EBURY FINANCE LIMITED, BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, DAVID LICHTENSTEIN, BRUNO DE VINCK, PEYTON "CHIP" OWEN, JR., GUY R. MILONE, JR., JOSEPH CHETRIT, JOSESPH TEICHMAN, JOSEPH MARTELLO, F. JOSEPH ROGERS, DAVID KIM, GARY DELAPP, JONATHAN D. GRAY, WILLIAM STEIN, MICHAEL CHAE, ROBERT L. FRIEDMAN, THOMAS BURDI, GARY SUMERS, DENNIS J. MCDONAUGH, ALAN MIYASAKI, and JOHN DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.WALKER, TRUESDELL, ROTH & ASSOCIATES, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, HOBART TRUESDELL, as Trustee for and on behalf of the Extended Stay Litigation Trust, and THE EXTENDED STAY LITIGATION TRUST, Plaintiffs, - against - ARCHON GROUP, L.P., individually and as servicer, STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL, L.P., DEBT U ESH, L.P., DEBT II ESH, L.P., WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SQUARE MILE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, ESH OWNER, LLC, KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not individually but solely as Trustee for Maiden Lane Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2008-1, Maiden Lane Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2008-1 and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants., 466 B.R. 188


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Withdrawal under 28 U.S.C.S. § 157(d) was not mandated in the five actions because the question of whether the bankruptcy court had authority to enter a final judgment did not implicate the regulation of organizations or activities affecting interstate commerce. The United States Supreme Court in Stern simply addressed a question of constitutional law concerning the authority of an Article I court to enter a final judgment. Its application in the instant case did not implicate activities affecting interstate commerce.