Legal Opinion
Compton v. Societe Eurosuisse, S.A.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided July 21, 1980No. 79-5988-Civ-SMAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ARONOVITZ, District Judge.
This action presents novel questions concerning a judgment debtor’s assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in post-judgment proceedings.
Plaintiffs brought this action in 1975 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Following a bench trial, Chief Judge H. Dale Cook entered judgment in favor of the plaintiffs against the individual defendant, Allan H. Applestein, in the amount of $100,000.00 actual damages plus interest and $20,000 punitive damages. 1 Plaintiffs moved to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- United States v. EilbergDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
- Novak v. SniedaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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