In Re John Rothwell Knaus, Debtor. John Rothwell Knaus v. Concordia Lumber Company, Inc.

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• finding violation of automatic stay where creditor failed to turn over to the bankruptcy estate equipment belonging to debtor
• affirming an award of $750.00 in punitive damages when a creditor attempted to have the debtor excommunicated from his church in a brazen attempt to punish the debtor for pursuing his rights under the Bankruptcy Code
• efforts by a creditor to have the debtor ex-communicated from his church was conduct that warranted punitive damages
• “The failure to [turn over], regardless of whether the original seizure was lawful, constitutes a prohibited attempt to ‘exercise control over the property of the estate’ in violation of the automatic stay.”
• a violation is willful if a creditor acts deliberately with knowledge of the bankruptcy
• “The failure to [turn over], regardless of whether the original seizure was lawful, constitutes a prohibited attempt to ‘exercise control over the property of the estate’ in violation of the automatic stay.”

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