· 1/26/2015
In re: Jeffrey J. Prosser v.
Citations
- 62 V.I. 745
- 777 F.3d 154
- 73 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 183
- 2015 WL 305523
- 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 1180
- 60 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 137
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[F]ailure to engage in … a reasonable inquiry [into the facts] indi- cates … objectively unreasonable conduct.”
- factor met where filings required the parties and court to “expend[] significant time and resources addressing them rather than the merits”
- “[T]he adversary proceeding was only a part of the bankruptcy case . . . .”
- “A court imposing § 1927 sanctions must find bad faith, but that finding need not be made explicitly.”
- factor met where filings “created new issues” for bankruptcy trustee and court “to address”
- “To impose § 1927 sanctions, a court must ‘find an attorney has (1) multiplied proceedings; (2) in an unreasonable and vexatious manner; (3) thereby increasing the cost of the proceedings; and (4
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Judges: Chagares, Jordan, Shwartz
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