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In re Whitehill

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida

Decided August 12, 2014No. Case No. 6:13-bk-08834-KSJPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chapter 7

ORDER SANCTIONING ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER J. SHIPLEY

KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge

Since January 1, 2013, Christopher J. Shipley, an experienced consumer bankruptcy lawyer, has filed 138 cases with attendant schedules and statements and 82 amended schedules under penalty of perjury without first obtaining his clients review or signature. His actions justify the sanctions awarded in this Order.

On March 19, 2014, this sad saga started when one of Shipley’s clients, the Debtor in this case, Debra Kae Whitehill, testified that she did not review or sign several…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. In Re Seymour Chalik, Debtor. Seymour Chalik v. Harold D. Moorefield, Jr., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  3. Jove Engineering, Inc. v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  4. In Re: Clara ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  5. In Re WenkUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re GravelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 2016
  2. In re KlitschUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Hazelton TrustUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2022
  4. New Falls Corporation v. PhillipsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2021

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