· 3/13/2003
In Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee v. John Lindblade, in Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor, John Lindblade v. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee
Citations
- 322 F.3d 1178
- 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2268
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 4440
- 41 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 64
- 2003 WL 1090176
How courts have described this case
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- holding that 18 stay violators have an affirmative duty to remedy their stay 19 violations
- holding that 18 stay violators have an affirmative duty to remedy their stay 19 violations
- recognizing that attorney’s 8 | fees are “an appropriate component of a civil contempt award”
- holding that bankruptcy courts have no authority to impose 16 criminal contempt sanctions based on their punitive nature
- holding that when a creditor has knowledge of a violation of 6 the automatic stay, that creditor has an affirmative duty to undo the violation
- noting that this court has “refrained from authorizing a punitive damage award under the bankruptcy court’s inherent sanction authority”
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Judges: Canby, Gould, Berzon
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