Legal Opinion
In Re: Deborah Alice Neal, Debtor, Deborah Alice Neal Unnamed Creditor, No. 1 Unnamed Creditor, No. 2 Unnamed Creditor No. 3 v. The Kansas City Star
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2006No. 06-1878PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Deborah Alice Neal, former Municipal Judge in Kansas City, Missouri, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2005. As part of her bankruptcy filings, she provided a complete list of her creditors, including attorney creditors (“Unnamed Creditors”), which was filed under seal. The Kansas City Star (“The Star”), Kansas City’s largest newspaper, filed a motion to vacate the bankruptcy court’s order sealing the names of Neal’s creditors. The bankruptcy court denied The Star’s motion. The Star appealed that decision in district court. 1 The district court reversed the bankruptcy…
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