Franceschi v. State Bar (In Re Franceschi)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRANDT, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtor attorney appeals the bankruptcy court’s refusal — on grounds of sovereign immunity and Younger abstention — to derail a state bar disciplinary proceeding relating to a $31,000 sanction award for having prosecuted a frivolous action. We grant leave to appeal the interlocutory order granting a motion to dismiss and denying a motion for preliminary injunction, and AFFIRM.
I. FACTS
Debtor Ernest Franceschi, Jr., filed for chapter 7 1 relief on 21 February 1996. In his schedules, Franceschi, an attorney, listed as an asset his pending superior court lawsuit…
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