City Runs Out of Money, City Officials Ask for a Receiver, Then Sue the Receiver for Pushing Them Aside By Eugene Volokh on March 31, 2011 5:14 pm Moreau v. Flanders (R.I. Mar. 29) has the long and complicated story. The decision is closely focused on Rhode Island statutes and constitutional rules, but my sense is that similar issues are likely to come up in other states.