Berg v. Good Samaritan Hospital (In Re Berg)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUSSELL, Bankruptcy Judge:
The district court for the Northern District of California dismissed the plaintiff’s case on summary judgment, awarded the defendants (appellees) their costs and attorneys’ fees in defending the lawsuit and sanctioned the plaintiff’s attorney (appellant/debtor) pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. II. 2 The plaintiffs attorney appealed all four (4) orders. During the pendency of the appeal, the plaintiffs attorney filed for chapter 11 3 relief.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court and sua sponte ordered the plaintiffs attorney to pay the…
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