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Beck v. Bassett

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 3, 2000No. 97-5483PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Jeffrey H. Beck (“Beck”), as Trustee of Debtor Southeast Banking Corporation (“Debtor” or “Southeast”), appeals the district court’s order dismissing the complaint against Defendants-Appellees (“Defendants”), who were directors and/or officers of Debtor. Beck argues that the district court erred in dismissing this case as a sanction for discovery violations. We REVERSE and REMAND for consideration and implementation of less harsh sanctions.

I. Background

On June 17, 1992, William A. Brandt (“Brandt”), then Trustee of Debtor, filed an adversary proceeding…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Gwendola M. Jones v. Bob Graham, Bennie Small, Jr. v. Bob Graham, Henry T. McMillian Jr. v. Bob GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Gustav A. Adams Andrew F. Dopkins and Robert Malcolm, Deceased, by His Lillian Malcolm v. Trustees of the New Jersey Brewery Employees' Pension Trust Fund Local Union 843, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Falstaff Brewing Corporation and Joseph M. Byrne Co., a Corporation of the State of New Jersey (Newark New Jersey District Civil No. 76-01931) Bruno Michota Walter Lemke Abraham Gellman Lawrence Balback Bolly Bonk William Dunne Bernard Kosciewicz Siegfried Milchram Howard Sears Stephen Gardzinski Harry Wolf Bruno Dziedzic William Riedel Salvatore Guarneri Samuel Monto Fermin Loma Vincent Sadowski Stanley Kiesnowski Anthony Bellina Frank Pavolonis William Roesch Michael Duda Edward Strittmatter Frederick Hubner Peter Rudy Harold Wanthouse Joseph Duffy Joseph Coyle Grace Green, Widow of Harold Green, Deceased v. Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated, (Budweiser) P. Ballantine & Sons Pabst Brewing Company Falstaff Brewing Corporation Investors Funding Corporation Rheingold Breweries, Inc. The New Jersey Brewery Employees' Pension Trust Fund Henry T. Hamilton Herbert v. Johnson Frank A. Jackiewicz Frank Sullivan Herbert Heilmann, Jr. Henry Tchorzewski Benno Merker and Arthur Spinello, as Trustees of the New Jersey Brewery Employees' Pension Trust Fund (Newark New Jersey District Civil No. 77-02543) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("Pbgc")Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  5. Adolph Coors Company v. Movement Against Racism and the KlanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Henkel v. Lickman (In Re Lickman)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2003
  2. In Re Southeast Banking Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2004
  3. Henkel v. Lickman (In Re Lickman)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2002
  4. In Re Amtrak Sunset Limited Train CrashDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2001
  5. In Re Southeast Banking Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2004

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