Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Harold F. Younger, Debtor
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 5, 1993No. 93-8045PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Younger raises only one issue in this appeal: whether the district court erred by ordering him to an indefinite term of incarceration for civil contempt for failure to comply with the court’s order to testify in a bankruptcy case. For the reasons stated below, we vacate the district court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Harold F. Younger is the debtor in an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy case filed by his ex-wife to enforce the property division provisions of a divorce decree. On June 25, 1992, Younger was arrested by the U.S.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Boyce Mitchell, United States of America v. Nolan Ray WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- In Re Anthony R. Martin-Trigona, Debtor. Anthony R. Martin-Trigona v. Richard Belford, Trustee, and Daniel Meister, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Marlon Louis Johnson, and Bennie Johnson, Timothy Duane Neal, Witness-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of Joseph HowaldCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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