WILLIAM HAGER v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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• reaffirming that Section 362(a)(3) “becomes effective immediately upon filing the petition and is not dependent on the debtor first bringing a turnover action”
• finding that the city’s actions were focused on the debtors’ financial obligation because they would give the city “an advantage over other parties interested in the debtors’ estates”
• passively holding an asset notwithstanding demand for return satisfied Bankruptcy Code’s definition of exercising control
• the burden is meaningless if the creditor retains possession of property of the estate
• “Satisfying either test is sufficient for the exception to apply.”

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