Legal Opinion
Mims v. United States (Department of Veterans Affairs) (In Re Craftsmen, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas
Decided November 22, 1993No. 19-40936PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
STEVEN A. FELSENTHAL, Bankruptcy Judge.
The plaintiff, Jeffrey H. Mims, the Chapter 7 trustee of the Craftsmen, Inc., seeks to recover from the defendant, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, monies allegedly due as a result of the government’s termination of a contract with Craftsmen. The government moves the court to dismiss the adversary proceeding for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the grounds of sovereign immunity. The court conducted a hearing on the motion to dismiss on September 13, 1993.
The United States is a sovereign power immune from…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Koehler v. Iowa College Student Aid Commission (In Re Koehler)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1997
- Sacred Heart Hospital v. Commonwealth Department of Welfare (In Re Sacred Heart Hospital)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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