In the Matter of Henry Charles Sam and Gloria H. Sam, Debtors. Sidney Louis Grossie v. Henry Charles Sam

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we must decide whether the discharge in bankruptcy, as time-barred, of a constitutional tort claim of a plaintiff, who has knowledge of the pend-ency of the bankruptcy case only eighteen days before the bar date, unconstitutionally deprives the plaintiff of property without due process of law. We hold that the requirements of constitutional procedural due process were satisfied in this case.

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On June 2, 1987, Henry Charles Sam and Gloria H. Sam filed a joint petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On September 30, 1987,…