IN RE CANION

No. 98-50865.

196 F.3d 579 (1999)

In the Matter of: J.R. CANION, Jr., Debtor. Randall & Blake, Inc., Appellant, v. Charles R. Evans; Mary E. Evans; Cindy Rich; Timothy N. Rich; Kathy Hicks; Kenneth G. Hicks; Evans Equipment, Inc.; Otis Freeman; and Oscar Mackey, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Thomas Wesner, Jr. (argued), Dallas, TX, for Appellant.

Larry W. Wise (argued), Austin, TX, for Charles and Mary Evans, and Evans Equipment, Inc., Appellees.

Kenneth G. Hicks, Houston, TX, pro se.

Kathy Hicks, Houston, TX, pro se.

Oscar Mackey, Austin, TX, pro se.

Otis Freeman, Austin, TX, pro se.

Timothy N. Rich, Austin, TX, pro se.

Cindy Rich, Austin, TX, pro se.

Before JONES and WIENER, Circuit Judges, and WALTER, District Judge.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

At the core of this appeal is the issue of federal bankruptcy jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b). Plaintiff-Appellant Randall and Blake, Inc. ("R&B") is a judgment creditor of J.R. Canion, Jr. ("Canion"). After Canion Filed for bankruptcy, R&B brought suit in federal district court against several of Canion's friends, relatives, business associates, and employees (collectively, "defendants"),1 alleging...

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