Legal Opinion

Rodney D. Hendrick v. H.E. Avent, an Unincorporated Association

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 11, 1990No. 89-3102PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Rodney D. Hendrick appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees. 96 B.R. 620. Because we find this action is an improper collateral challenge to a final judgment and cannot constitute a proper direct challenge, we affirm.

I.How It All Started.

Rodney D. Hendrick (“Hendrick”) filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on November 21, 1983, in the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. 1 The bankruptcy court appointed Donald P. Starns (“Starns” or “Trustee”) trustee of the debtor’s estate. At…

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