Stasz v. Gonzalez (In Re Stasz)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTALI, Bankruptcy Judge.
In the matter before us we hold that an order of civil contempt issued in a contested matter within a main bankruptcy case, unlike in an adversary proceeding, is a final, appealable order. We publish this decision because it requires us to decide an issue of first impression in this circuit regarding the finality of this type of civil contempt order.
A Chapter 7 trustee obtained a bankruptcy court order requiring the debtor to appear at a Rule 2004 2 examination (“2004 examination”) and produce documents to the trustee. The debtor repeatedly failed to appear…
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