MATTER OF REITNAUER

No. 98-10373.

152 F.3d 341 (1998)

In the Matter of Gene REITNAUER, Debtor. Gene REITNAUER, Appellee, v. TEXAS EXOTIC FELINE FOUNDATION, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond R. Fernandez, Jr., Delbert L. Gibbs, Robert L. Knebel, Jr., Jon Payne, Fernandez, Forgerson & Knebel, Dallas, TX, for Appellee.

Jan Soifer, Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, Austin, TX, James E. Essig, Liddell, Sapp, Zivrey, Hill & LaBoon, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Jody L. Rudman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae, Morales and State of Texas.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WISDOM and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge:

I. Introduction and Background

Appellant Texas Exotic Feline Foundation, Inc. ("TEFF"), a non-profit organization in Wise County, Texas, provides a sanctuary for abandoned, abused, or neglected exotic felines, such as lions, tigers, and leopards. Appellee Gene Reitnauer founded TEFF and functioned as an officer and director of the organization from 1988 to 1997. Before this litigation, the real property upon which TEFF is located...

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