UPDATE 1-Court appoints ResCap examiner; Berkshire raises bid
June 18, 2012 at 17:05 PM EDT
NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge said on Monday he would appoint an independent examiner to investigate the bankruptcy of home lender Residential Capital LLC, a move that was sought by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.