Legal Opinion
Fleet v. United States Consumer Council, Inc. (In Re Fleet)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 15, 1985No. 15-13212PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM A. KING, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
A motion to dismiss a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, lack of in personam jurisdiction, and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted is before the Court for decision. The complaint alleges violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, and section 329 of the Bankruptcy Code. The threshold issue raised by the motion to dismiss is whether the cause of action against the defendants for their alleged violations of state law has a sufficient nexus…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Jenkins v. McKeithenSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In Re Pacor, Inc. v. John Higgins, Jr. And Louise HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by38 opinions
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