Legal Opinion
Burull v. First National Bank
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1987No. Nos. 87-5073, 87-5074PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This lawsuit returns to this Court on defendants’ appeal from the District Court’s1 order denying their post-judgment motion for sanctions against plaintiffs under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11, 28 U.S.C. § 1927, and the court’s inherent power.
The odyssey of litigation in this case began in 1983, after the First National Bank of Minneapolis (the Bank) called a substantial loan to United States Satellite Systems (USSS), following an unfavorable audit of USSS by Arthur Young & Company. Plaintiffs Robert and Jeanne Burull, the founders of USSS, filed a bankruptcy petition to protect the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- In Re Arkansas Communities, Inc., and International Land Corp. Robert J. Brown and R.J. Brown, P.A. v. Maurice MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Ray Adduono, Charles L. Abrahams, (Non-Party) v. World Hockey AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Robert Burull and Jeanne Burull v. First National Bank of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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