Legal Opinion
Urban Industries, Inc. Of Kentucky, Etc. v. Joan Thevis, Intervenor-Appellant v. Michael G. Thevis
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 15, 1982No. 80-7715PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the relative priority of claims against Michael G. Thevis, a notorious dealer in pornographic materials. 1 We affirm the district court’s decision granting priority to the United States.
Prior to December 1974 Thevis lived in Atlanta, Georgia and conducted his extensive business operations from there. In December 1974 he began serving a prison sentence in a federal institution at New Albany, Indiana from which he escaped on April 28, 1978. He remained at large until November 9, 1978 when he was captured by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.)…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Meyer Harris Cohen, AKA Michael 'Mickey' Cohen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- In Re Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Patco)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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