Legal Opinion
Schneider v. Margossian
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 26, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-1421-G, 72-1881-GPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
GARRITY, District Judge.
The joint question presented by these cases is whether the prejudgment attachment procedures under Massachusetts law, specifically the trustee process sections of Mass.G.L. c. 246, violate the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In each case the plaintiff had been sued in state court pursuant to the attachment procedure; as permitted by statute, their bank accounts were attached without any prior notice to them or opportunity to be heard before the making of the attachments. Plaintiffs then…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mitchum v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. MoralesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Gunter v. Merchants Warren National BankDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1973
- Bay State Harness Horse R. & B. Ass'n v. PPG Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
- Sugar v. Curtis Circulation CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Hampton National Bank v. DesjardinsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
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