Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Norman D. REVIE, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 21, 1987No. 86-2968PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Norman Revie appeals a decision of the district court adjudicating him in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying a show cause order issued by the bankruptcy court. We conclude that the district court was not clearly erroneous in its determination of Revie’s guilt and therefore affirm.

Revie’s refusal to obey an order to show cause why he did not turn over to the trustee of Sheam Moody’s bankrupt estate a valuable 1879 four dollar gold coin has given rise to this appeal. As administrative assistant to Sheam Moody, Jr., Revie occupied an office in a house in Galveston…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  4. Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Howat v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Hipp, Inc., Debtor. Thomas J. Griffith, Trustee v. David OlesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  2. In the Matter of Hipp, Inc., Debtor. David OlesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. Santibanez v. Wier McMahon & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. Alberti v. KlevenhagenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  5. Dubin v. Jakobowski (In Re Stephen W. Grosse, P.C.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988

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