Legal Opinion
Davis v. Sheldon (In Re Davis)
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 15, 1982No. 81-522PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAPLETON, District Judge.
This appeal from the judgment of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 15 B.R. 442, pits the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court to enforce the discharge provisions of the Bankruptcy Code against the power of the State to prosecute violations of its criminal laws. The Plaintiffs, Marvin Augustus Davis, Jr., and Linda Dale Davis, were discharged in bankruptcy on July 28, 1981. Among the former obligations which the Davises included in their bankruptcy petition, and which were extinguished by the order of discharge, were debts owed to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Moore v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Juidice v. VailSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Trainor v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Davis v. SheldonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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- Holder v. Dotson (In Re Holder)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Davis v. SheldonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Enstar Energy, Inc. v. Anderton (In Re First Texas Petroleum, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1985
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