1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 323 F.Supp.
  5. 323 F.Supp. 1082 (1971)
 

IN RE SMITH

No. 70-B-1138.

323 F.Supp. 1082 (1971)

In the Matter of Yvonne Elizabeth SMITH, Bankrupt, Petitioner on Review. UNITED STATES of America, Amicus Curiae.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

February 24, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Seckinger, Southwest Valley Legal Services, Denver, Colo., for petitioner on review.

James L. Treece, U. S. Atty., and Carolyn J. McNeill, Asst. U. S. Atty., Denver, Colo., for amicus curiae.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ARRAJ, Chief Judge.

This case raises the question whether an indigent person who files a petition in bankruptcy must pay a filing fee in order to be entitled to a discharge.

On April 6, 1970, petitioner Smith sought leave of the bankruptcy court to proceed in forma pauperis. In an affidavit accompanying her motion, she alleged the facts of her indigence and stated...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases