Central Mississippi Credit Corp. v. Vaughn

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Jane A. Restani, Judge

Appellant Central Mississippi Credit Corporation (“CMCC” or “Appellant”) appeals from a decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama (the “bankruptcy court”). Appel-lee Peggy Ann Vaughn (“Vaughn” or “Ap-pellee”) brought an adversary proceeding against CMCC, and the bankruptcy court held that CMCC willfully violated the automatic stay under .Appellee’s Chapter 13 bankruptcy and awarded $1,500 in actual damages and $50,000 in punitive damages, plus attorneys’ fees. Vaughn v. Cent. Miss. Credit Corp. (In re Vaughn),…