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McMahon v. Ryan

Citations

  • 964 So. 2d 198
  • 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 13237
  • 2007 WL 2402729

How courts have described this case

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  • “Actions taken in violation of the automatic stay are void and without effect. This is true even if there is no actual notice of the stay.”
  • “While it is true that actions taken in violation of the automatic stay are void, bankruptcy courts are authorized to validate such actions by retroactively annulling the stay when the circumstances warrant such relief.”
  • because an action taken in violation of the automatic bankruptcy stay is a nullity, service of process in a state court proceeding is void as to a party who filed a bankruptcy petition before being served

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Judges: Griffin, Orfinger, Torpy

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