SATTERFIELD v. MALLOY

No. 11-5144.

700 F.3d 1231 (2012)

William SATTERFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patrick J. MALLOY, III, Defendant-Appellee, and John Doe; Richard Roe, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:*

Carl Hughes, Hughes & Hughes, Edmond, OK, for the Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joseph R. Farris (Paula J. Quillin with him on the briefs), Feldman, Franden, Woodard & Farris, Tulsa, OK, for the Defendant-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, O'BRIEN, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

William Satterfield brought suit against Patrick J. Malloy III, the court-appointed trustee of Satterfield's Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate. The district court concluded that the suit was barred by Barton v. Barbour, 104 U.S. 126, 26 L.Ed. 672 (1881), because Satterfield's claims are based on actions Malloy took as trustee and Satterfield did not first obtain permission from the bankruptcy court. Satterfield...

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