Connecticut National Bank v. Germain
- Decided
- March 9, 1992
- Docket
- 90-1791
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that “when the words of a statute are unambiguous, ... ‘judicial inquiry is complete’ ” — Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor v. Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (1993)
- holding that, when the words of a statute are clear, “ ‘the judicial inquiry is complete” ’ — Cass v. District of Columbia (2003)
- holding that § 1292 applies also to bankruptcy jurisdiction and is not displaced by § 158(d) — Bank of New York Mellon v. Nicholas Lee Watt (2017)
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How the opinion begins
Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this case, we determine the appealability of an interlocutory order issued by a district court sitting as a court of appeals in bankruptcy.
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Statutes cited
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Connecticut National Bank v. Germain, 503 U.S. 249 (1992)Read the full opinion
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