Legal Opinion
In Re Jeys
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1996No. BAP No. UT-96-31, Bankruptcy No. 96-21393PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONDITIONAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL
2Per curiam
Tim S. Jeys (“Debtor”) is the debtor and appellant in the above-captioned bankruptcy proceeding. The Panel has received and reviewed the Debtor’s “Motion to Proceed In Forma Papus [sic] and Affidavit of Impecu-niosity.”
Leave to prosecute an action in forma pau-peris is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1915, which provides that such leave may be granted by a “court of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The term “court of the United States” is defined by 28 U.S.C. § 451. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that “court of the United States,” as used in 28…
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- In Re Courtesy Inns, Ltd., Inc., Debtor. Randolph F. Jones v. Bank of Santa FeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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