Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Century Natural Gas Corp.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided March 22, 1978No. CA3-76-1309-FPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT W. PORTER, District Judge.
This case resolves a question of first impression in this circuit 1 by deciding under what conditions a federal district court may prevent the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by the issuance of a federal blanket receivership injunction. 2 Plaintiffs Harold T. Jordan, Philip C. Bangle, James A. Fauci and Richard F. Julius filed this action in Dallas against defendant Independent Energy Corporation (hereinafter “IEC”) on September 29, 1976 alleging violations of § 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)]…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Williams v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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