Legal Opinion
Pigford v. Schafer
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 20, 2008No. Civil Action 97-1978 (PLF), 98-1693 (PLF)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on two motions to enforce the Consent Decree governing the settlement of this case. The first motion is brought by class members George Roberts and Ernest and Ruth Banks. The second is brought by the estates of class members Robert and Jessie Howard. 2 Because the two motions raise essentially the same issues, the Court will address them together. 3
As discussed more fully below, all plaintiffs are “prevailing class members” and therefore are entitled to the discharge of any debt made eligible for debt relief by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Pigford v. GlickmanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999
- Nrm Corporation v. Hercules IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Western Electric Company, Inc., Bell Atlantic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Lindell v. Landis Corp. 401 (K) PlanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP v. Capitol Hill Group (In Re Capitol Hill Group)District Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Parker v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2017
- Pigford v. VenemanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Pigford v. VenemanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
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