Briggs v. LaBarge (In Re Phillips)

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• holding that “the petition [the attorney] filed did not have the debtor’s original signature and therefore lacked a verification of the facts. With no verification, the factual contentions have no evidentiary support and thus the petition violates. Rule 9011(b)(3).”
• holding that “the petition [the attorney] filed did not have the debtor’s original signature and therefore lacked a verification of the facts. With no verification, the factual contentions have no evidentiary support and thus the petition violate[d] Rule 9011(b)(3).”
• refusing to accept attorney’s excuse that filing petition without first obtaining the debtor’s signature was necessary to prevent a foreclosure sale of the debtor’s home
• upholding sanctions awarded where debtor’s counsel violated Bankruptcy Rule 9011(b) by forging debtor’s electronic signature on bankruptcy petition
• “[T]he petition [the attorney] filed did not have the debt- or’s original signature and therefore lacked a verification of the facts. With no verification, the factual contentions have no evidentiary support and thus the petition violates Bankruptcy Rule 9011(b)(3).”

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