Havelock v. Taxel (In Re Pace)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUSSELL, Bankruptcy Judge:
The bankruptcy court awarded the trustee attorneys’ fees and costs against the debtor’s attorneys2 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(h)3 for violations of the automatic *893stay. The violations involved exercising dominion and control over property of the debtor’s estate, including a state court malpractice lawsuit and the proceeds of the settlement of the lawsuit. The attorneys appeal. We AFFIRM.
I. FACTS
The essential facts of the case are undisputed or uncontested. The debtor, Jeri L. Pace, presently known as Jeri LeMai (“Le-Mai”), and her former husband, H. Russell…
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- In Re Edith Bloom, M.D., Debtor. William A. Goichman v. Edith Bloom, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- In Re Chateaugay Corporation, Reomar, Incorporated, the Ltv Corporation, Debtors. Maritime Asbestosis Legal Clinic v. Ltv Steel Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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- In Re Cascade Roads, Inc., Debtor. United States of America v. Peter H. Arkison, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Ramirez v. Fuselier (In Re Ramirez)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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