Legal Opinion
Pierce v. United States
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided January 27, 1999No. 5:98-cv-00690PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BRITT, Senior District Judge.
This matter is before the court on appeal from an order of United States Bankrupt Judge A. Thomas Small. The appeal has been fully briefed and is thus ripe for decision.
I.BACKGROUND
On 24 August 1984 Leonard E. Pierce and Gayle S. Pierce (defendant-appellants or debtors) filed a joint Chapter 7 petition. The United States (plaintiff-appellee) filed an adversary proceeding to object to the debtors’ discharge and to request a determination that their obligation to the Farmer’s Home Administration (FHA) was non-dischargeable. The Bankruptcy Court held that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re New England Fish CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Leaman H. Caswell v. Judith N. Lang, in Re Leaman H. Caswell, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. PierceDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1998
3Cited by3 opinions
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