Legal Opinion

Prewitt v. North Coast Village, Ltd. (In Re North Coast Village, Ltd.)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 22, 1992No. BAP No. SC-91-1199-PRO, Bankruptcy No. 90-04997-LM11, Adv. No. 90-90406-LM11PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PERRIS, Bankruptcy Judge:

The appellant, John R. Prewitt (“Prew-itt”), brought an adversary proceeding in the bankruptcy court where the bankruptcy case was pending against the debtor, North Coast Village, Ltd., for specific performance and declaratory relief. The debt- or moved to dismiss the proceeding on the grounds that the adversary proceeding violated the automatic stay and sought sanctions pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(h). 1 Prewitt appeals from the bankruptcy court’s order dismissing the proceeding and imposing sanctions. We REVERSE.

FACTS

The complaint at issue asserts causes of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. In Re Teerlink Ranch Ltd., a California Limited Partnership, Debtor. Heber N. Teerlink Erma D. Teerlink v. Alan G. Lambert, and Teerlink Ranch Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. Sears v. Penney (In Re Penney)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1987
  4. American Spinning Mills, Inc. v. Kubicek (In Re American Spinning Mills, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Lee Ludwig & Associates, Inc. v. Seasport, Inc. (In Re American Sports Innovations ("ASI"))United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · 1989

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  3. Kerney v. Capital One Financial Corp. (In Re Sims)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2002
  4. Matter of RedburnUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1996
  5. National City Bank v. Lapides (In Re Transcolor Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 2003

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