Legal Opinion
Gruntz v. County of Los Angeles (In re Gruntz)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1999No. 97-55379PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge DAVID R. THOMPSON; Dissent by Judge FLETCHER.
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Robert Gruntz, a debtor in bankruptcy, was convicted in California state court on criminal charges of failing to pay child support. He argued in state court that his prosecution was invalid because it violated the automatic stay in his bankruptcy proceeding. See 11 U.S.C. § 362. The state court rejected this argument, and Gruntz was convicted. His conviction was affirmed by the California Court of Appeal.
Gruntz then filed an adversary complaint in the bankruptcy court and sought injunctive and…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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