Legal Opinion
Henry v. Farmer City State Bank
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided March 10, 1986No. 85-3365PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
MILLS, District Judge.
Can this Court enjoin state proceedings on the identical facts filed after a final decision in this case has been handed down and while that final decision is on appeal?
Yes.
Introduction
This case began as a common, garden variety bank foreclosure and has ended as a civil RICO action (18 U.S.C. § 1964), dismissed with prejudice by this Court.
Involved here is a bankrupt tire and service dealer who fought foreclosure in the state court and then filed a RICO action alleging that the bank, et al (FCSB) had fraudulently drawn up a letter of direction to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wood v. Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Dietzsch v. HuidekoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Shay v. PenroseIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by2 opinions
- John T. Henry and Evelyn I. Henry v. Farmer City State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Henry v. Farmer City State BankDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1989