Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Hartigan v. Peters

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 5, 1989No. 88-1555PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

In this case we examine the limitations on a district judge’s authority to enjoin a defendant and place his assets in receiver*1338ship prior to a full hearing on the merits. The district judge enjoined Appellant George Peters from activities related to the alleged offense of selling cars with understated mileage readings and placed all Peters’ known assets in receivership pursuant to the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Illinois Consumer Fraud Act or the Act). Peters complains that notice and other aspects of the hearing were…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Sierra On-Line, Inc. v. Phoenix Software, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. American Surety Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. In Re DinovaBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Second Circuit · 1997
  4. In Re Pettibone Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
  5. In Re Dartmoor Homes, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994

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