Legal Opinion
Sandra Slater v. United Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 2017No. 12-15548PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
When an individual files for bankruptcy, he must file sworn disclosures listing his debts and his assets, including any pending civil claims, and identifying any lawsuits he has filed against others. Occasionally, a plaintiff who has a pending civil lawsuit fails to list the claims or lawsuit in these disclosures. In omitting this information, the plaintiff effectively takes inconsistent positions in the two judicial proceedings by asserting in the civil lawsuit that he has a claim against the defendant while denying under oath in the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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