Legal Opinion
In re Ingram
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 27, 2014No. 13-35756-svkPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
SUSAN V. KELLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
The automatic stay is one of the fundamental protections of bankruptcy law, and willful violations of the stay should be met with swift and significant penalties. See 11 U.S.C. § 362(k). In this case, a judgment creditor caused an execution to be issued, and the Kenosha County Sheriff seized the Debtor’s truck. A towing company engaged by the Sheriff was storing the truck when the Debtor filed bankruptcy, and the towing company refused to release the truck unless the Debt- or paid its storage charges. A bank with a…
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- In Re HernandezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 2012
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