Legal Opinion
In Re John Richards Homes Building Co., L.L.C., Debtor. Kevin Adell v. John Richards Homes Building Co., L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2006No. 04-2154PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
After dismissing the involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by Kevin Adell against John Richards Homes Building Co., L.L.C. (“JRH”), the bankruptcy court found that the petition was filed in bad faith and awarded JRH costs, attorneys’ fees, compensatory damages and punitive damages pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 303(i) of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The district court affirmed that award. Adell now appeals that affirmance. Finding no error in the bankruptcy court’s award or the district court’s approval of it, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
We set forth here an…
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