Houston v. United States Postal Serv., 485 U.S. 1006 (1988). · Go Syfert
Houston v. United States Postal Serv., 485 U.S. 1006 (1988). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“section 544(b) gives to the trustee the power to avoid any conveyances which an unsecured creditor could have avoided under applicable state law.”
150 citation events (13 in the last 25 years) across 52 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Viscount Air Services, Inc. v. Cole (In Re Viscount Air Services, Inc.) (arb, 1998-10-28)
Treatment trajectory · 1988 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
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Top citers, strongest first. 39 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Viscount Air Services, Inc. v. Cole (In Re Viscount Air Services, Inc.)
Bankr. D. Ariz. · 1998 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
section 544(b) gives to the trustee the power to avoid any conveyances which an unsecured creditor could have avoided under applicable state law.
discussed Cited "see" At&T Communications of the Southwest, Inc. v. City of Austin, Tex.
W.D. Tex. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Western Air Lines v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 817 F.2d 222, 225 (2nd Cir.1987) (“A claim under the Supremacy Clause that a federal law preempts a state regulation is distinct from a claim for enforcement of that federal law.”), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1467 , 99 L.Ed.2d 697 (1988); Rollins Envtl.
discussed Cited "see" Independent Petroleum Association of America v. Bruce Babbitt (2×)
D.C. Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally United Distribution Cos. v. FERC, 88 F.3d 1105 (D.C.Cir.1996) (per curiam) (discussing the line of cases beginning with Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988) ("AGD I"), and including American Gas Ass'n v. FERC, 888 F.2d 136 (D.C.Cir.1989), cert. denied sub nom.
cited Cited "see" United Distribution Companies v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Windward Energy & Marketing Company, Intervenors
D.C. Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 997 (D.C.Cir.1987) (AGD I), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 1469, 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Conoco Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Vesta Energy Company, Intervenors
D.C. Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 996 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Ronald Lambert v. United States
5th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Houston v. United States Postal Service, 823 F.2d 896 (5th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1470 , 99 L.Ed.2d 699 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Office of the Consumers' Counsel, State of Ohio v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Indiana Gas Company, Inc. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company Trunkline Gas Company Algonquin Gas Transmission Company Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Associated Gas Distributors Citizens Gas & Coke Utility Public Service Electric & Gas Company Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Union Light, Heat and Power Company Lawrenceburg Gas Company Southern California Gas Company Washington Gas Light Company American Gas Association Columbia Gas Transmission Companies Gas Research Institute Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Mitchell Energy Corporation Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Process Gas Consumers Group American Iron and Steel Institute Georgia Industrial Group Alabama Gas Corporation Bay State Gas Company Philadelphia Gas Works Williams Natural Gas Company Anr Pipeline Company Colorado Interstate Gas Company Conoco Inc. Marathon Oil Company Wisconsin Distributor Group Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company Pacific Gas Transmission Company, Intervenors. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Office of the Consumers' Counsel, State of Ohio v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Conoco Inc. Indiana Gas Company, Inc. Southern California Gas Company Gas Research Institute Northern Natural Gas Company Florida Gas Transmission Company Transwestern Pipeline Company Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Western Resources, Inc. Columbia Gas Transmission Companies Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Trunkline Gas Company Algonquin Gas Transmission Company Anr Pipeline Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company Colorado Interstate Gas Company American Gas Association Brooklyn Union Gas Company Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Union Light, Heat and Power Company Lawrenceburg Gas Company Process Gas Consumers Group American Iron and Steel Institute Georgia Industrial Group United Distribution Companies, Intervenors
D.C. Cir. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Associated Gas Distrib. v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 1007-08 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, Interstate Natural Gas Ass'n v. FERC, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468, 1469 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Public Utilities Commission of California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
D.C. Cir. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Associated Gas Distrib. v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 1007-08 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, Interstate Natural Gas Ass’n v. FERC, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468, 1469 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see" People v. Wilson
Ill. App. Ct. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See People v. White (1987), 117 Ill. 2d 194, 223-24 , 512 N.E.2d 677, 688 , cert. denied (1988), 485 U.S. 1006 , 99 L.
discussed Cited "see" Land-O-Sun Dairies, Inc. v. Florida Supermarkets, Inc. (In Re Finevest Foods, Inc.)
Bankr. M.D. Fla. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1309-10 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988); cf. Commodity Futures Trading Com. v. Schor, 478 U.S. 833, 848 , 106 S.Ct. 3245, 3255 , 92 L.Ed.2d 675 (1986).
cited Cited "see" Charlene Willis v. United States
6th Cir. · 1992 · signal: accord · confidence high
Rogers v. United States, 675 F.2d 123, 124 (6th Cir.1982) (per curiam); accord Houston v. United States Postal Serv., 823 F.2d 896 (5th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Tenneco Gas v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
D.C. Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 1019 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Tenneco Gas v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
D.C. Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 1019 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" Patrick T. Kelly and Elizabeth Kelly v. Security Pacific National Bank
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Duck v. Munn (In re Mankin), 823 F.2d 1296, 1298, 1305-06 (9th Cir.1987) (describing referral procedure authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 157 ), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 (1988). 8 The Kellys argue that the bankruptcy court was required to abstain in deference to the Idaho proceedings.
cited Cited "see" Taxel v. Electronic Sports Research (In re Cinematronics, Inc.)
9th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1300 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988). 5 We looked at the issue of classification in Castlerock.
cited Cited "see" In Re Cinematronics, Inc., Debtor. (Two Cases) Harold S. Taxel, Trustee v. Electronic Sports Research, Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff/appellee v. James Pierce, Third-Party-Defendant/appellant. Harold S. Taxel, Trustee v. Electronic Sports Research
3rd Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1300 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988). 5 23 We looked at the issue of classification in Castlerock.
cited Cited "see" Questar Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Amax Magnesium Corporation, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Intervenors
D.C. Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied 485 U.S. 1006 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Brasby v. Joseph C. Perry, Inc. (In Re Brasby)
Bankr. E.D. Pa. · 1990 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296 (9th Cir.1987), ce rt. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988); In re McDowell, 87 B.R. 554 (Bankr.S.D.Ill.1988).
discussed Cited "see" Bayless v. Crabtree Through Adams
W.D. Okla. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1308-09 (9th Cir.1987) (noting that "the crucial consideration is not which sovereign created the right, but rather whether Congress utilized the right for federal purposes"), cert. den., 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988); In re Arnold Print Works, Inc., 815 F.2d 165, 169 (1st Cir.1987) (noting that "[i]t is the nature of the proceeding — its relation to the basic function of the bankruptcy court — not the state or federal basis for the claim, that makes the difference").
cited Cited "see" Ronald LAMBERT v. UNITED STATES of America
unknown court · signal: see · confidence high
See Houston v. United States Postal Service, 823 F.2d 896 (5th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1470 , 99 L.Ed.2d 699 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Kirschner Ex Rel. Refco Litigation Trust v. Agoglia (In Re Refco Inc.)
Bankr. S.D.N.Y. · 2011 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Duck v. Munn (In re Mankin), 823 F.2d 1296 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988) (fraudulent transfer claim); Addison v. O’Leary 68 B.R. 487, 490-91 (E.D.Va.1986) (fraudulent transfer claim); In re Outlet Dep’t Stores, Inc., 82 B.R. 694, 696-97 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y.1988) (preference claim).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Brunetti
Conn. · 2006 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., People v. White, 117 Ill. 2d 194, 224-25 , 512 N.E.2d 677 (1987) (confrontation with untainted evidence may be legitimate intervening circumstance that induces voluntary desire to confess), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S. Ct. 1469 , 99 L.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Brunetti (2×)
Conn. · 2005 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., People v. White, 117 Ill.2d 194, 224-25 , 111 Ill.Dec. 288 , 512 N.E.2d 677 (1987) (confrontation with untainted evidence may be legitimate intervening circumstance that induces voluntary desire to confess), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1469 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
examined Cited "see, e.g." Legend Airlines, Inc. v. City of Fort Worth (3×)
Tex. App. · 2000 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Port Auth., 817 F.2d 222, 226 (2 Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1467 , 99 L.Ed.2d 697 (1988); City of Houston v. Federal Aviation Admin., 679 F.2d 1184, 1195 (5 th Cir.1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Four T's, Inc., Doing Business as Dollar Rent a Car of Little Rock v. Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission
8th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Western Air Lines v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 817 F.2d 222, 225 (2d Cir.1987) (no private right of action exists under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1467 , 99 L.Ed.2d 697 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Four T's Inc. v. Little Rock
8th Cir. · 1997 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Western Air Lines v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 817 F.2d 222, 225 (2d Cir. 1987) (no private right of action exists unde the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." General Motors Corp. v. Tracy (2×)
SCOTUS · 1997 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F. 2d 981 , 993 (CADC 1987), cert. denied, 485 U. S. 1006 (1988); Mogel & Gregg, Appropriateness of Imposing Common Carrier Status on Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines, 4 Energy L.
cited Cited "see, e.g." Robertson v. Isomedix, Inc.
9th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
Id.; see also In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1299-1307 (9th Cir.1987) (discussing distinction between core and non-core issues), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see, e.g." In Re, Intl Nutronics, Inc.
9th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
Id.; see also In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1299-1307 (9th Cir.1987) (discussing distinction between core and non-core issues), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." American Bald Eagle v. Bhatti
1st Cir. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
For example, while a risk of one in a hundred thousand has been thought to be appropriate in the context of regulating benzene emissions from coke by-product plants, see National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 49 Fed.Reg. 23,521, 23,527 (1984), a definition of one in a million has been considered more appropriate in other circumstances, such as in the analysis of carcinogenicity data, see 45 Fed.Reg. 36,942 (Environmental Protection Agency: Proposed Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment); see also Public Citizen v. Young, 831 F.2d 1108 , 1112-13 n. 4 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. …
cited Cited "see, e.g." In Re Intl Nutronics, Inc.
9th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
Id.; see also In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1299-1307 (9th Cir.1987) (discussing distinction between core and noncore issues), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Robertson v. Isomedix, Inc. (In re Intl Nutronics, Inc.)
9th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
Id.; see also In re Mankin, 823 F.2d 1296, 1299-1307 (9th Cir.1987) (discussing distinction between core and noncore issues), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Skydiving Center of Greater Washington, D.C., Inc. v. St. Mary's County Airport Commission
D. Maryland · 1993 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Western Airlines, Inc. v. Port Auth. of New York and New Jersey, 817 F.2d 222, 225-26 (2d Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1467 , 99 L.Ed.2d 697 (1988); Bath Mem.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Celotex Corp. v. AIU Insurance (In Re Celotex Corp.)
Bankr. M.D. Fla. · 1993 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Duck v. Munn (In re Mankin), 823 F.2d 1296, 1300 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988); Arnold Print Works, Inc. v. Apkin (In re Arnold Print Works, Inc.), 54 B.R. 562, 565 (Bankr.D.Mass.1985), aff 'd in part and rev’d in part, 61 B.R. 520 (D.Mass.1986), vacated and remanded, 815 F.2d 165 (1st Cir.1987).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Louisiana Ass'n of Independent Producers & Royalty Owners v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
D.C. Cir. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Associated Gas Distribs. v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 993 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 1469, 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Louisiana Association of Independent Producers and Royalty Owners v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Anr Pipeline Company, Bay State Gas Company, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Cng Transmission Corporation, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., Long Island Lighting Company, New England Power Company, New Jersey Natural Gas Company, Public Service Electric & Gas Company, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Transcanada Pipelines Limited, Intervenors. New England Fuel Institute, Empire State Petroleum Association, and Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Anr Pipeline Company, Bay State Gas Company, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Cng Transmission Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., Long Island Lighting Company, New England Power Company, New Jersey Natural Gas Company, Public Service Electric & Gas Company, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Intervenors. Anne Marie Mueser and Gasp Coalition v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Anr Pipeline Company, Bay State Gas Company, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Cng Transmission Corporation, Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., Long Island Lighting Company, New England Power Company, Public Service Electric & Gas Company, New Jersey Natural Gas Company, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Transcanada Pipelines Limited, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Intervenors. Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Anr Pipeline Company, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Cng Transmission Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Long Island Lighting Company, Louisiana Association of Independent Producers and Royalty Owners, Progas Limited, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Transcanada Pipelines Limited, Intervenors. State of Louisiana v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Anr Pipeline Company, Bay State Gas Company, Burk Royalty Company, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Convexx Oil and Gas, Inc., Elsbury Production, Inc., Robert P. Evans, Harvey E. Yates Company, Kingdon R. Hughes, Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, Long Island Lighting Company, Natural Gas Anadarko Company, New England Power Company, the Southern Connecticut Gas Company, State of Oklahoma, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, J. Cleo Thompson & James Cleo Thompson, Jr., Transcanada Pipelines Limited, Union Texas Petroleum, Wolverine Gas and Oil Company, Inc., Intervenors
D.C. Cir. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Associated Gas Distribs. v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 993 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 1469, 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
10th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Associated Gas Distrib. v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 1036-38 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Cascade Natural Gas Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington Natural Gas Company, Northwest Natural Gas Company, and Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Intervenors. Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company, North Pacific Paper Corporation, and Weyerhaeuser Company, Intervenors
10th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Associated Gas Distrib. v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981 , 1036-38 (D.C.Cir.1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1468 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 (1988). 49 While this response perhaps demonstrates insensitivity to the state's current strategy of subsidizing services to residential consumers, again, there is nothing in this response that would allow us to label the Commission's determination as devoid of a rational basis and therefore arbitrary and capricious. 50 3.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." People v. Galdine (2×)
Ill. App. Ct. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also People v. White (1987), 117 Ill.2d 194, 216-17 , 111 Ill.Dec. 288 , 512 N.E.2d 677 , cert. denied (1988), 485 U.S. 1006 , 108 S.Ct. 1469 , 99 L.Ed.2d 698 .
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Houston
v.
United States Postal Service
No. 87-1222.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 18, 1988.
485 U.S. 1006

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.