California Federal Bank, FSB v. Douglas (In Re Douglas)

CONTESTED MATTER

STACEY W. COTTON, Bankruptcy Judge.

ORDER

Before the court is the motion of California Federal Bank, FSB (“California Federal”) for imposition of sanctions pursuant to Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9011 (“Bankruptcy Rule 9011”) against the debtor, Harold Douglas, and debtor’s counsel. The court will grant California Federal’s motion based upon the following findings and conclusions.

FACTS

Debtor filed three bankruptcy cases pro se between June 4, 1990 and November 5, 1990. On January 22, 1991, Chief Judge A.D. Kahn dismissed debtor’s third case with prejudice pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) and,…