Legal Opinion
Francine Klingman, and United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. Melvin E. Levinson, and Muriel B. Levinson, Intervenor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 1997No. 95-3885, 95-3886 and 96-1853PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
While this case may not have dragged on as long as Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, it is not one of which the legal system can be proud. The immediate question before us is whether a woman whose lawyer embezzled funds from her back in 1967 and 1968 may, at long last, recover some portion of the monies due to her under a court judgment of April 11,1975. Not surprisingly, the embezzler also overlooked the tax payments he should have made, and so the United States is also before us hoping to satisfy (at least in part) certain tax deficiencies. The principal asset in question…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Francine Klingman v. Melvin E. LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Garry v. GeilsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Melvin E. Levinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Judy Kratville v. Marvin T. Runyon, United States Postmaster GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Robert Sawyer v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Elbert L. Hatchett and Laurestine Hatchett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- J. Fred Creek v. Village of Westhaven, Illinois Housing Development Authority, Village of Orland ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Cohen v. Olbur (In Re Olbur)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
- Friedman v. Rayovac Corp.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2003
- Technic Engineering, Ltd. v. Basic Envirotech, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
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