Legal Opinion
Gibbons v. Haddad (In Re Haddad)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 16, 1987No. 19-10759PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES F. QUEENAN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This case presents important questions concerning the statutory and constitutional authority of a bankruptcy court to exercise civil contempt powers. On December 18, 1986, this Court entered a bench order finding Eli R. Haddad (the “Debtor”) in contempt of the Court’s order of September 29, 1986. The contempt order was entered on the motion of the trustee in bankruptcy, James A. Gibbons (the “Trustee”), after notice to the Debtor and a hearing. The prior September 29th order approved a settlement made in open court between the Debtor and the…
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