¶1C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether Rule 65.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows enforcement of a supersedeas bond, posted to stay execution of judgment against a defendant that filed for reorganization after the judgment became final, against the nonbankrupt surety that issued the bond, even though a bankruptcy court in another *1106circuit has attempted to restrain execution on supersedeas bonds posted in favor of the debtor under § 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.”
511 U.S. 1105
Celotex Corp. v. Edwards
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 23, 1994
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1994-05-23
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1994-05-23
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