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E.D. Pennsylvania· 6/15/1995

Ross v. Smith (In Re Gavin)

Citations

  • 181 B.R. 814

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  • noting that violations of several subsections of § 110 are “more than sufficient to trigger the § 110(i) penalties”
  • use of “legal” in name, use of deceptive business card, and slow and cumbersome delivery of services constitute fraudulent, unfair and deceptive practices
  • The orders of the Bankruptcy Judge were later \adopted\ by a District Judge who also \ordered\ judgments as per the bankruptcy judge's decision. 184 B.R. 670 (E.D.Pa.1995)
  • violation of section 110(h)(1) was manifested since no declaration of fee received was disclosed
  • fraudulent, unfair and deceptive acts included “furnishing [the debtor] with a self-serving, deceptive business card,” and “appearing], to lay persons, to be attorneys or acting under the supervision of attorneys”
  • preparer violated sections 110(c)(1) and (2) by omitting signature and social security number

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Judges: David A. Scholl

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