Legal Opinion
Richards v. Stevens
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 08-4193PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
In the latest challenge to his bankruptcy case,** Terence Richards sued the trustee, James Stevens, for his role in having Richards’s bankruptcy dismissed. The district court dismissed the complaint because Richards did not seek permission from the bankruptcy court before suing the trustee. See In re Linton, 136 F.3d 544, 545 (7th Cir.1998). Richards filed an appeal from that decision, but we dismissed it for fail*660ure to pay the docketing fee. Fourteen months later Richards asked the district court to vacate its dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(4) on the ground that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cephus Bell v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- In the Matter of Betty A. Linton, Also Known as Betty A. Lasiter, Debtor. Appeal of Betty A. Lasiter and Richard L. ScharpfCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Robinson Engineering Company, Ltd. Pension Plan and Trust and R. W. Robinson & Associates Company Profit Sharing Plan v. Mark G. GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Marques v. Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Richards v. HSBC Technology & Services USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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