Legal Opinion
Arizona Corp. Commission v. Knoell (In Re Knoell)
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided September 16, 1993No. Civ. 92-674-PHX-EHCPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARROLL, District Judge.
Background
On January 23, 1992, the debtors, who are involved in a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceeding, were served by the Arizona Corporation Commission with a subpoena requesting testimony and documents regarding possible violations of the Arizona Securities Act. The debtor refused to obey the subpoena, claiming that the automatic stay, set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) excused him from complying with these requests. Petition to Enforce Stay at 2.
On a petition from the debtor to enforce the automatic stay, the Bankruptcy Court found that the stay precluded…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re New England Fish CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Reilly v. ClyneArizona Supreme Court · 1925
- Butler v. American Asphalt & Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
- Jennings v. WoodsArizona Supreme Court · 1999
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Towers Financial Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Jennings v. WoodsArizona Supreme Court · 1999