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Reswick v. Reswick (In Re Reswick)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 4, 2011No. BAP No. NC-10-1154-SaHKi. Bankruptcy No. 09-32489PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SALTZMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

OPINION

This appeal arises from the bankruptcy court’s order denying the debtor’s motion for damages for violation of the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k)(l). 2 The debtor contended that his ex-wife’s postpe-tition garnishment of his wages violated the stay. His ex-wife argued — and the bankruptcy court agreed — that because the case was the debtor’s second case within a year, the stay fully expired 30 days after the second case was filed pursuant to section 362(c)(3)(A), and accordingly the wage garnishment did not violate the stay. For the reasons discussed…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  2. Lamie v. United States TrusteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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  4. Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
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