Kourosh Hemyari v. Stephens

In this case we are called upon to decide whether a foreclosure sale violated the automatic stay attendant to all bankruptcy proceedings. James Murphy, pursuant to a bankruptcy court order authorizing the sale of property owned by the Stephens Groups on August 1, 2000, foreclosed on a deed of trust and posted the property for sale on September 5, 2000. Some five years later, the Stephens Groups challenged the sale on the grounds that it violated the automatic stay. The court of appeals agreed, concluding that the violation made the foreclosure void. Because we conclude that the order…