Legal Opinion

Dominic's Restaurant of Dayton v. Christie Mantia

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 5, 2012No. 10-3376, 10-3377PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Chief Judge.

Defendant Reece Powers 1 appeals the district court’s decision to continue judicial proceedings against him (i.e., contempt proceedings) despite his filing of a petition for bankruptcy, which usually carries an automatic stay of judicial proceedings. For the reasons stated by the district court, and reiterated herein, we AFFIRM the decision.

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In 1957, Dominic Mantia opened an Italian restaurant in Dayton, Ohio, and called it “Dominic’s.” For the next 50 years, Dominic and his son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Anne Mantia, operated the restaurant. Dominic…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Edward Cooper Painting, Inc., and Cooper & Cooper Painting, an Alter EgoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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