Legal Opinion
Lois B. Elliott, James E. Ross, Movant-Appellant v. The M/v Lois B, Ex Union City Texas, Donald Michael Lancon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1993No. 91-2644, 91-2670 and 91-2739PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
In this in rem action over title and pos-sessory rights to a vessel, we consider primarily two issues: whether the district court retained jurisdiction after the vessel left the court’s possession and whether Rule 11 sanctions were appropriate.. We affirm the district court’s judgment on the merits, and we affirm the sanctions order in part and reverse it in part.
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In October 1987, Martin Snead (“Snead”), in an attempt to place assets beyond the reach of creditors, fraudulently transferred the M/V UNION CITY, TEXAS, an eighty foot, diesel powered tugboat, to Roy…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Republic National Bank of Miami v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Universitas Education, LLC v. Nova Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
- BargeCarib Inc. v. Offshore Supply Ships Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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