Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Washington Mutual Bank (In Re Dawson)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California
Decided July 27, 2006No. 14-30251PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON DAMAGES AFTER REMAND
LESLIE TCHAIKOVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this adversary proceeding, the above-captioned debtor, Barbara Dawson (“Mrs.Dawson”), seeks a determination that Washington Mutual Bank (the “Bank”) willfully violated the automatic stay in a prior chapter 7 case filed by her husband, George E. Dawson (“Mr.Dawson”), who is now deceased. 1 She seeks actual and punitive damages on his behalf based on the Bank’s violation pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(h). 2 The Court’s findings and conclusions are set forth below.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In its original decision, the…
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