Legal Opinion
In Re Focus Media Inc., Debtor, Thomas E. Rubin v. John P. Pringle, Chapter 7 Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2004No. 03-55858PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.
We hold today that in an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court, a lawyer can be deemed to be the client’s implied agent to receive service of process when the lawyer repeatedly represented that client in the underlying bankruptcy case, and where the totality of the circumstances demonstrates the intent of the client to convey such authority. We also hold that Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo, S.A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc., 527 U.S. 308, 119 S.Ct. 1961, 144 L.Ed.2d 319 (1999), does not bar the issuance of a preliminary injunction freezing assets where fraudulent…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Grupo Mexicano De Desarrollo, S. A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- The Republic of the Philippines v. Ferdinand E. MarcosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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