Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Pyramid Mobile Homes, Inc., Bankrupt. Pyramid Mobile Homes, Inc. v. James Speake, Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1976No. 76--1049PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Claiming that the District Judge abused his discretion, Pyramid Mobile Homes, Inc. seeks review of an order of the District Court dismissing its appeal from a jury verdict and order of the Bankruptcy Court adjudicating Pyramid an involuntary bankrupt. Being unwilling to sanction Pyramid’s inexcusably dilatory tactics, we affirm the order of dismissal.
Pyramid was found to be bankrupt on April 14, 1975, and filed a notice of appeal with the District Court on April 23, 1975. Some two months later, according to the affidavit of the court reporter, the appellant first contacted him to begin…
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- Arline v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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