Legal Opinion
Bunton v. First National Bank of Tampa
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided April 18, 1975No. 73-350 Civ. T-KPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KRENTZMAN, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought by the plaintiff pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its jurisdictional counterpart 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) to declare unconstitutional the Florida statutory pre-judgment garnishment procedure as set out in Fla.Stat.Ann. §§ 77.031, 77.04, and 77.06 et seq. Plaintiff alleges that the Florida pre-judgment garnishment provisions violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because the procedure effectively deprived the plaintiff of his property, specifically a bank account, without prior notice or an opportunity for a…
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- North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Francisco v. GathrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Shannon v. Great Southern Equipment Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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