A Delaware bankruptcy judge rejected the Department of Justice's request to pause Boca Raton, Fla.-based Promise Healthcare Group's bankruptcy case during the government shutdown, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Justice Department officials, who are permitted to play a limited role in corporate bankruptcy cases during the shutdown, asked the judge to halt the case due to the highly regulated nature of Promise's business.
Promise, which operates a chain of hospitals and nursing homes, argued pausing the case would scare off buyers interested in its facilities.
The judge rejected the Justice Department's request, saying the case would proceed during the shutdown, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Promise and more than 40 of its affiliates entered bankruptcy in November after years of financial troubles. The company has secured buyers for its facilities in Los Angeles, San Diego and St. Louis, and plans to sell the rest of its assets at auction on Feb. 20.
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