Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Athen Carlton Garland, Bankrupts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 8, 1970No. 7476PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
Petitioners, husband and wife, appeal from an order of the district court affirming the action of a referee in bankruptcy refusing them discharges because of failure to pay the $50 filing fees. More exactly, the district court declined to review the referee’s denial of motions to vacate an order requiring the payment of the fees and, correspondingly, denying petitioners leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Because constitutional questions were raised, the government was notified and allowed to intervene, and in effect is the appellee.
Following petitioners’ appeal, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Boddie v. State of ConnecticutDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- St. Regis Paper Co., and All Other Creditors Similarly Situated v. Billy R. Jackson, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Harry D. Stone, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Sellers v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1899
- In re BeanDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1900
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Robertson v. ApuzzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Freer v. Weinstein (In Re Weinstein)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- In Re SmithDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1971
- In Re KrasDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
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