Legal Opinion
Gp Credit Co., LLC v. Orlando Residence, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 18, 2003No. 02-4052PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Section 1655 of the Judicial Code confers in rem jurisdiction on the federal courts by directing the district court, in a suit “to enforce any lien upon or claim to, or to remove any incumbrance or lien or cloud upon the title to, real or personal property within the district,” to order a defendant who cannot be served within the state and will not appear voluntarily to appear and plead. The principal question that we are asked to decide is whether personal property that consists of an interest in a claim that is being prosecuted in a lawsuit shall be deemed to be…
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