In Re Shealy

ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 362 STAY

GEORGE R. HODGES, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the court on the debtors’ motion for sanctions pursuant to § 362(h) against the South Carolina Tax Commission (the “Commission”). The court has concluded that the motion should be granted and that the debtors are entitled to actual damages of $2,000.00 and reasonable attorney’s fees (to be determined upon separate petition), but that no punitive damages are merited in this case. The bases for this conclusion follow:

Facts

The chronology of events in this case occurred as follows:

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