Lewellen v. WILDLIFE FARMS II, LLC

KYLE, District Judge.

Attorney Roy C. Lewellen challenges the bankruptcy court’ s 2 order, and the district court’s 3 affirmance thereof, impos ing a $10,000 sanction against him pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9011. The sanction resulted from Lewellen’s filing of a Motion for Relief from Stay, which both the bankruptcy court and the district court found to be legally baseless and filed for the improper purpose of hindering the sale of land and harassing opposing parties.

After careful review of the proceedings below, including the thorough and well-reasoned opinions of both the bankruptcy court 4…