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Richard DeLauro v. Ralph F. Porto

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 8, 2011No. 09-15249, 09-15251PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

For nearly a quarter of a century Richard DeLauro has been trying to collect a $725,000 judgment debt from Ralph F. Porto. DeLauro’s latest efforts not only proved unsuccessful but also resulted in his being ordered to pay more than $15,000 in attorney’s fees to Porto as a sanction for what the bankruptcy court viewed as his frivolous objection to the discharge of Porto’s debt to him. DeLauro viewed this turn of events in which he as a creditor was ordered to pay his debtor as not only ironic but bitterly so. He has appealed the district court’s order affirming the…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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  2. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  3. Jan Rath v. Veronika MarcoskiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
  4. Ettinger & Associates, LLC v. Miller (In Re Miller)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  5. Robert B. Silliman v. Lou Ann CassellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012

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