Legal Opinion
Smith v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 2016No. Nos. 16-1422 & 16-1423PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Karen Smith filed for bankruptcy. During the course of the bankruptcy proceedings, defendant-appel-lee Capital One Bank USA, N.A. (“Capital One”), represented by defendant-appellee Kohn Law Firm S.C. (“Kohn”), filed suit against Smith’s husband to collect on a credit card debt he owed. Appellant Smith initiated an adversary proceeding in the bankruptcy court, alleging that appellees had violated the co-debtor stay of 11 U.S.C. § 1301. The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment for appellant Smith, holding that Capital One’s lawsuit against Smith’s…
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