Legal Opinion
United States v. Ponnapula
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2001No. Nos. 98-6678, 99-5190 and 99-5192PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Both sides appeal from the declaratory judgment entered in this interpleader action, brought to determine the owner of an earnest money deposit paid at a foreclosure auction. After a bench trial, the district court entered a judgment awarding *579roughly half the deposit to the lienholders (the State Bank of India and the United States, on behalf of the Small Business Administration) and the rest to Venkat Ponnapula, the bidder who made the deposit. Ponnapula argues that the district court erred in holding that the auction sale resulted in an enforceable…
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- Adams County Regional Water District and Adams County Water Company, Inc. v. Village of Manchester, Ohio and Village of West Union, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. SelbyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- United States of America, First South Bank, Formerly Known as Hardeman County Bank v. Venkat Ponnapula, State Bank of India, the New York Branch Tracey Malone, United States of America First South Bank, Formerly Known as Hardeman County Bank v. Venkat Ponnapula, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee, State Bank of India, the New York Branch, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Tracey Malone, United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant, First South Bank, Formerly Know as Hardeman CountyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- United States v. SelbyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. SelbyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009