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Porter v. Gaston

District Court, E.D. Arkansas

Decided December 29, 1978No. LR-78-36/37-BPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellants in this bankruptcy appeal filed their voluntary petition on January 24, 1978, and an adversary complaint on February 1. Named as defendants were the two payees on two checks made by one of the debtors, the Sheriff of Conway County, and the prosecuting attorneys for Dallas and Van Burén Counties. An order was requested restraining the defendants from prosecuting the debtors under Arkansas’s hot check law, Ark.Stat.Ann. Sections 67-717 & 718. Following a hearing, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order dismissing the complaint on the ground that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. In Re PennyDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1976
  4. Munson v. GilliamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. Edens v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1962

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Barnette v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  2. Brown v. Shriver (In Re Brown)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1984
  3. Barnett v. K-Mart (In Re Barnett)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1981
  4. Enstar Energy, Inc. v. Anderton (In Re First Texas Petroleum, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1985
  5. Barth v. Broshot (In Re Barth)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1980

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