Legal Opinion
Taylor Ayes William P. Cutshall Frank A. Ribar Edward C. Smith James F. Martin William C. Terrio v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2006No. 05-2263PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Taylor Ayes, William P. Cutshall, Frank A. Ribar, Edward C. Smith, James F. Martin, and William C. Terrio (collectively “Appellants”) filed a class action complaint against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on behalf of themselves and a putative class of veterans. The complaint alleged that the VA violated 11 U.S.C.A. § 525 (West 2004 & Supp.2006), the anti-discrimination provision of the Bankruptcy Code, by refusing to fully restore veteran home-loan guaranty entitlements to Appellants solely because of their previous discharges in bankruptcy. The…
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