Legal Opinion

In re Joliet-Will County Community Action Agency

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 1, 1988No. Nos. 87-2285, 87-2467PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal by federal and state agencies requires us to consider the status of federal grant moneys in bankruptcy. The Joliet-Will County Community Action Agency (we shall call it “Joliet-Will” for short) is a private nonprofit community service organization financed exclusively by federal and state grants. The organization’s charter authorizes it to raise funds from foundations and other private donors, but apparently it has never done so. ACTION, the federal agency that has succeeded the Office of Economic Opportunity, awarded Joliet-Will two grants for a “foster…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Buchanan v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
  3. Aaron Henry v. First National Bank of Clarksdale v. Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  4. In the Matter of Unr Industries, Inc., Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Anthony Hayle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Daniel J. YONIKUS and Carolyn S. Yonikus, Debtors. Appeal of Daniel J. YONIKUSCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. In Re: William Stoecker, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  3. Unified Data Systems, Inc. v. Almarc Corp. (In Re Almarc Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. In Re StoeckerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
  5. City of Hydaburg v. Hydaburg Cooperative Ass'nAlaska Supreme Court · 1993

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