Legal Opinion
Williams v. Gerstenfeld
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 1986No. 84-1031PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellants appeal the granting of summary judgment to appellees on appellants’ complaint for injunctive and other relief relating to the foreclosure of their home. Their principal contention is that appellees were precluded from foreclosing by the automatic stay provision of the United States Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 362 (1982), which took effect when Mr. Williams filed a second petition in bankruptcy. We hold the filing of the second petition in bankruptcy did not bar appellees from foreclosing because the petition was filed under circumstances which did not…
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