Rudolph J. DiMassa Jr., left, and Malcom Bates, right, of Duane Morris. Rudolph J. DiMassa Jr., left, and Malcom Bates, right, of Duane Morris.

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Introduction

In In re Brick House Properties, Bk. No. 20-26250, (Bankr. D. Utah June 11, 2021), the U.S. States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah denied a debtor's motion to reject its prepetition contract for the sale of real property under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. The bankruptcy court found that because the debtor was already subject to a state court-specific performance order compelling it to take the ancillary steps necessary to close the sale, the contract was no longer executory and could not be rejected.