Legal Opinion

Schauss v. Metals Depository Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 15, 1985No. 84-1398PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we are asked to vacate a district court judgment on the basis of a motion to vacate made almost two years after judgment was entered. We decide that respect for the injunctive power of a sister federal court requires that appellant’s request be granted, and accordingly, reverse in part and remand.

Background and Case History

Defendant Metals Depository Corporation (MDC) was involved in the business of buying and selling precious metals. The first Texas case (C.A. # 4-79-95), in which MDC was sued by a customer in the United States District Court for…

2Cases cited14 opinions

Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
Kerotest Manufacturing Co. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
West Gulf Maritime Association v. Ila Deep Sea Local 24, South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District of the Ila Afl-Cio, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
Mann Manufacturing, Inc. v. Hortex, Inc., and the B. F. Goodrich CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
United States v. Eric HallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by28 opinions

Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,913 Asset Allocation and Management Company v. Western Employers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
Clarence J. Wilson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi v. Big Rivers Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
In Re Woodhaven, Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1992
Cal R. Seneca, Ryan Seneca and Jamie Seneca v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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