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UNITED STATES v. SUTTON

No. 85-4843 Summary Calendar.

786 F.2d 1305 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert B. SUTTON and Sutton Investments, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Hardy Patrick, III, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellants.

Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael L. Paup, Chief, Appellate Sec., Roger M. Olsen, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Wynette Hewett and John J. Boyle, Attys., Tax Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and JONES, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The district court correctly held that a debtor in a Chapter 11 reorganization proceeding is not entitled to receive a monthly allowance for the support of his spouse. We, therefore, affirm its judgment.

I.

Robert B. Sutton had been wealthy. His holdings included a hotel, a residence in the Bahamas, a plastics factory in Denver, Colorado, a marine terminal and tank plant, and real estate in five states. His downfall...

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