Legal Opinion
Goree v. Miller (In Re Goree)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided January 15, 1985No. 19-30576PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This action comes back to us under an order of remand entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. After due consideration of various complex issues which have arisen from the seemingly simple discharge of a small debt, this court holds that, under the facts of the case, we will abstain from enjoining a Kentucky criminal proceeding against the debtor under the doctrine of Younger v. Harris. 1
The facts of this case are simple and undisputed. In March of 1979 the debtor, Beatrice Goree, pleaded guilty…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Moore v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Perez v. LedesmaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kugler v. HelfantSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Trainor v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Citizens National Bank of Bowling Green v. Schaberg Lumber Co. (In Re Bowling Green Truss, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1985
- New Farmers National Bank of Glasgow v. McKinney (In Re McKinney)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1985
- Enstar Energy, Inc. v. Anderton (In Re First Texas Petroleum, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1985
- Winkler v. Rickert (In Re Winkler)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1992
- Goree v. MillerDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1984
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