In Re Robert Gruntz, Debtor. Robert Gruntz v. Opinion County of Los Angeles Los Angeles District Attorney

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• holding that Rooker-Feldman is not implicated by collateral challenges to core bankruptcy proceedings because Congress vested the federal courts with the final authority to determine such issues
• holding that the enforcement of an automatic stay is not improper appellate review of state court judgment
• holding that state court decisions on applicability of automatic stay do not have preclusive effect in federal courts
• holding that the automatic stay does not apply against state court criminal proceedings against the debtor, even if the purpose of the criminal proceedings is debt collection
• holding that a state criminal prosecution of the debtor was exempt from the automatic stay, and could proceed even “if the prosecution is motivated by the complaining witness’s desire to collect a debt”
• holding bankruptcy court order denying relief from automatic stay is reviewed for 21 abuse of discretion

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