Legal Opinion
In Re Kras
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 13, 1971No. 71-B-972PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
TRAVIA, District Judge.
The petitioner moves for leave to file his petition in bankruptcy and proceed without prepayment of any of the filing fees 1 as a condition precedent to a discharge in bankruptcy. The motion comes directly to the Court before being referred to a Referee by the Clerk of the Court.
Under the Individual Assignment System presently operating in this District, new civil and criminal cases are filed in the, Clerk’s Office, given a docket number, and then assigned, at random, to one Judge for all purposes. In a bankruptcy proceeding, “ * * * the clerk shall,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In Re NaronDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1971
- In Re SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
- O'BRIEN v. TrevethanDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1972
- Application of OttmanDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1972
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