Legal Opinion
Torrens v. Hood
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 2013No. 12-15925PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Luis A. Torrens, Adrian Reyes and the Torrens Law Firm, LLC (the firm) (collectively “Appellants”), appeal the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s affirmance of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida’s order in favor of John Hood, Jr. The bankruptcy court held that Appellants violated 11 U.S.C. §§ 527 and 528(a)(1), Florida Rules of Professional Conduct 4-3.3(a)(l) and 4-8.4(c), and possibly 18 U.S.C. § 157(3) by helping Hood file an “ostensibly pro se [Voluntary Chapter 13] bankruptcy petition in bad faith…
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