U.S. v. SHEPHERD

No. 93-1892.

23 F.3d 923 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John SHEPHERD, Individually and as Substitute Trustee, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd D. Holder, Jr., Donald R. Cimics, Lubbock, TX, for appellants.

E. Scott Frost, Asst. U.S. Atty., Paul E. Coggins, U.S. Atty., Lubbock, TX, for appellee.

Before JOHNSON, BARKSDALE and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

This case raises the issue of whether a federal district court had jurisdiction to set aside and void a state court judgment. Concluding that the federal district court did not have jurisdiction, we reverse.

Background

The government filed suit on behalf of the Farmers Home Administration ("FmHA") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, seeking, inter alia, to set aside...

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