Stipp v. CML-NV One, LLC (In Re Plise)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCHER, Bankruptcy Judge.
Appellant Mitchell D. Stipp (“Stipp”) appeals an order sanctioning him $10,000 for his noncompliance with the subpoenas of appellee CML-NV One, LLC (“CML”), a creditor of chapter 7 1 debtor William Walter Plise (“Debtor”). 2 Because the bankruptcy court applied an incorrect standard of law to a nonparty — applying Civil Rule 37 when it should have applied Civil Rule 45 — we REVERSE.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. Events leading to Stipp’s motion for protective order and CML’s counter-motion to compel
Debtor owned and operated several commercial…
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