Legal Opinion

Connecticut v. Doehr

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 6, 1991No. 90-143PublishedCited by 457 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice White

delivered an opinion, Parts of which are the opinion of the Court.†

This case requires us to determine whether a state statute that authorizes prejudgment attachment of real estate without prior notice or hearing, without a showing of extraordinary circumstances, and without a requirement that the person seeking the attachment post a bond, satisfies the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. We hold that, as applied to this case, it does not.

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On March 15, 1988, petitioner John F. DiGiovanni submitted an application to the Connecticut Superior Court for an attachment in the amount…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  4. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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