(a) On request of the banking commissioner, the court in which a liquidation proceeding is pending may:
(1) appoint an independent receiver; and
(2) require a suitable bond of the independent receiver.
(b) On appointment of an independent receiver, the banking commissioner is discharged as receiver and remains a party to the liquidation proceeding with standing to initiate or contest any motion. The views of the banking commissioner are entitled to deference unless they are inconsistent with the plain meaning of this chapter.