Legal Opinion
Chimko v. Lucas (In Re Lucas)
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 30, 2004No. CIV.A.03-40277-WGYPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Michigan attorney Darryl Chimko (“Chimko”) appeals from an order (the “Order”) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “Bankruptcy Court”) imposing sanctions for his misleading communications and unauthorized practice of law in Massachusetts. Chimko challenges the Order on two grounds, arguing that his communications with the Bankruptcy Court and a pro se debtor were not misleading and that his actions, which included mailing, completing, and filing a reaffirmation agreement, did not constitute the…
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