Legal Opinion
Citibank, N. A. v. Data Lease Financial Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1981No. 79-1560PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
We consider in this diversity case whether an order authorizing a pre-judgment sale of collateral was a final order from which an appeal could have been taken, and we conclude that it was. We also find that the district court had jurisdiction to enter the order of sale and that the later order confirming the sale was not an abuse of discretion.
Appellee Citibank brought this action in federal court in Florida to foreclose its security interest in 870,000 shares of stock in Miami National Bank (approximately 80% of the total outstanding shares) owned by appellant Data…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Galpin v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- WHITING v. the Bank of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Graffam v. BurgessSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Citibank, N.A. v. Data Lease Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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- Elmer H. Thomassen v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Fleet National Bank v. H&D Entertainment, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- In Re KernsDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1990
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