Legal Opinion
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1986No. 85-1734PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:
In this case, we must decide whether the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a government agency so that the sixty-day period for filing answers applies instead of the usual twenty-day period. The district court answered in the negative, and entered a default judgment against the FDIC because it had not filed its answer within the twenty days of service of the complaint. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require that if the defendant is the United States or an officer or agency of the United States, an answer shall be filed “...…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in Its Corporate Capacity, Plaintiff v. James H. Petersen, Henry Heidtbrink, and Jerry R. DunnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- SAFEWAY PORTLAND EMPLOYEES’ FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a Federal Credit Union, Appellant, v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Faic Securities, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Government National Mortgage Association v. Tyre Lee Terry, Individually, and in His Capacity of Clerk, Superior Court of Cobb County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Acron Investments, Inc. v. Federal Savings & Loan InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Commerce Federal Savings Bank v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- AccuBanc Mortgage Corp. v. DrummondsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
- First City National Bank & Trust Co. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. ManattDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1989
- In Re Hoag Ranches, Debtor. Hoag Ranches v. Stockton Production Credit AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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