[DOWNLOAD] "Martin-Trigona v. Shiff" by United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Martin-Trigona v. Shiff
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Release Date : January 09, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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On January 15, 1982, Judge Shiff of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut found Anthony Martin-Trigona in civil contempt. Judge Shiff ordered Martin-Trigona committed to the custody of the United States Attorney General when he refused during the bankruptcy proceedings to answer questions relating to the administration of his bankrupt estate and the bankrupt estate of a corporation he owned. In re Martin-Trigona, 16 Bankr. 792 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1982). On January 29, Martin-Trigona petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the bankruptcy court lacked the power to imprison him for civil contempt. District Judge Daly granted habeas corpus relief and ordered Martin-Trigona released from custody. Martin-Trigona v. Shiff, 19 Bankr. 1001 (D.Conn. 1982). The trustees in bankruptcy brought this appeal.