Legal Opinion
In Re Pimental
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 17, 1992No. Bankruptcy 91-13187PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ARTHUR N. YOTOLATO, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Heard on the motion of the Debtors, Antonio and Patricia Pimental, to adjudge the Bank of Newport in contempt for an alleged willful violation 1 of the automatic stay, 11 U.S.C. § 362. Upon consideration of the oral and written arguments of the parties, and based on the record before us, we find that the Bank of Newport’s (temporary) refusal to provide the Debtors access to their checking account was not a violation of 11 U.S.C. § 362. 2
The Bank of Newport (the “Bank”) has a standing policy that upon notice that a checking account…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Small Business Administration v. Harold Rinehart Marilyn RinehartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Homan v. Kemba Cincinnati Credit Union (In Re Homan)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1990
- Commercial Credit Business Loans, Inc. v. NORTHBROOK LBR. CO., INC.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
- In Re DervaesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1987
- First Connecticut Small Business Investment Co. v. Bank of Boston Connecticut (In Re First Connecticut Small Business Investment Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1990
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- In Re FlynnUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1992
- Moreira v. Digital Employees Federal Credit Union (In Re Moreira)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1994
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