Legal Opinion
In Re Bennett
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 30, 1999No. 15-43026PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION CONCERNING CRIMINAL RESTITUTION
JOHN C. AKARD, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue before the court is whether a federal criminal restitution judgment is entitled to priority in the criminal defendant’s bankruptcy case. 1 The court finds that the judgment is not entitled to a priority under § 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code. 2
FACTS 3
On November 1, 1996, Oliver Taylor Company West, Inc. (the Corporation), through its representative, Harry Lynn Bennett (Mr. Bennett), pled guilty to mail fraud and making a false tax return. The court fined the Corporation $40,000 and placed it on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Dant & Russell, Inc., Debtors. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Creditor-Appellant v. Dant & Russell, Inc., Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. Dant & Russell, Inc. (In Re Dant & Russell, Inc.)District Court, D. Oregon · 1986
- In Re LimbaughUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · 1996
- In Re Dant & Russell, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · 1985
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