Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Thomas R. Volpert, Jr., Debtor. Appeal of Bernard M. Ellis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1997No. 95-3379PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Bernard M. Ellis, while representing a debtor in bankruptcy court, repeatedly filed untimely responsive pleadings and repeatedly failed to give notice of pleadings to opposing counsel. Explicitly relying on 28 U.S.C. § 1927 for authority, the bankruptcy judge fined Mr. Ellis $1,000 for his actions. The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s sanction order. Mr. Ellis now appeals the district court’s judgment. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
On June 30, 1993, Thomas Volpert filed a petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et…
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