Legal Opinion

Fietz v. Great Western Savings (In re Fietz)

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 21, 1988No. 86-2161PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

This case presents an issue of subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1471(b) (1982) (presently at 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b) (Supp. IV 1986)). Gloria Gordon filed a cross-claim against Great Western in the Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding of her former husband, Dale Fietz. In opposition to Great Western’s motion to dismiss, Gordon argued the claim was “related to” Fietz’ bankruptcy proceeding. The district court rejected this argument and dismissed Gordon’s cross-claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The district court issued a Rule 54(b)…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 230, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,695 in the Matter of Xonics, Inc., Debtors. Elscint, Inc., and Elscint Imaging, Inc. v. First Wisconsin Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987

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