Legal Opinion
Lankford v. Wagner
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 7, 2017No. 16-2221PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, Circuit Judge.
David and Lee Ann Lankford filed this lawsuit against a bankruptcy trustee and her counsel without first applying for and receiving permission under Barton v. Barbour, 104 U.S. 126, 26 L.Ed. 672 (1881), and its progeny (the “Barton doctrine”). The district court concluded that Barton barred the suit and dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
I. Background
The Lankfords unwittingly invested in a Ponzi scheme operated by Vaughan Company Realtors (VCR), wherein investors paid money to VCR in return for interest-bearing promissory notes. After the Ponzi…
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- Barton v. BarbourSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Jefferson County School District No. R-1 v. Moody's Investor's Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Ledbetter v. City of Topeka, KSCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
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