In re Delta Air Lines (Delta Air Lines v. General Services Administration)(Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Nov. 3, 2006).  The Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay (11 U.S.C. 362) prohibits a creditor from deducting its pre-petition claims against the debtor from its post-petition liabilities to the debtor.  The automatic stay helps ensure that all creditors are treated equally in the bankruptcy case. In Delta’s bankruptcy … More Government required to play by the rules in airline bankruptcy