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· 6/4/2003

Elbert L. Hatchett and Laurestine Hatchett v. United States

Citations

  • 330 F.3d 875
  • 91 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 2457
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 11094
  • 2003 WL 21289969

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the Government is not “subject to its own laches in tax collection actions”
  • applying the “general rule” that the government is exempt from the doctrine of laches
  • \We review the grant of a motion to strike a pleading for abuse of discretion.\
  • “We review the grant of a motion to strike a pleading for abuse of discretion.”
  • “[T]he trustee has the exclusive right to bring an action for fraudulent conveyance during the pendency of the bankruptcy proceedings”
  • “It is well established that the Government generally is exempt from the consequences of its laches.”

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Judges: Siler, Daughtrey, Cole

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