United States Third Circuit

Even where the term "property of the estate," from 11 USC 541 and in a bankruptcy context, does not include interests in a federal grant relationship because of HUD interest in the Supportive Housing Program, there may still be a fiduciary duty to disclose the existence of the interests.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/25/2000
• Decided 04/10/2001
• Published 04/10/2001

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, SCIRICA and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel B. Pagliari, (Argued), Pagletta & Pagliari, Burrell, PA, Counsel for Appellant., David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Harry Litman, United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, William Kanter, H. Tyomas Byron, III, Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Carole W. Wilson, Associate General Counsel, Angelo Aiosa, Assistant General Counsel, Batina R. Wills, Trial Attorney, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC, Counsel for United States of America as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. Walsh, (Argued), Spence, Custer, Sayler, Wolfe, and Rose, Johnstown, PA, Counsel for Appellee.