Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Gornish v. Flick (In Re Flick)

OPINION

THOMAS M. TWARDOWSKI, Bankruptcy Judge.

Plaintiff, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [hereinafter referred to as the Commonwealth] seeks a determination that the Bankruptcy Act does not prohibit its enforcement of certain outstanding judgments against the defendant-debtor, and, in the alternative, the Commonwealth prays that this Court lift the stay imposed by Rule 401 of the Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure [hereinafter cited as Bankruptcy Rules] to permit the Commonwealth to con tinue contempt enforcement proceedings against the debtor. 1 For reasons hereinafter set forth, we conclude that…