Legal Opinion
In Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee v. John Lindblade, in Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor, John Lindblade v. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2003No. 01-56319, 01-56384PublishedCited by 328 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
This case presents an important bankruptcy law question of first impression in this circuit: Does the sanction authority granted to bankruptcy courts under 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) permit punitive sanctions? Before reaching that question, we address several other issues arising from the bankruptcy proceedings of Thomas Dyer (“Dyer”), the ex-husband of Jeanie Lind-blade (“Jeanie”).
Dyer and Jeanie owned a house together when they were married (“the home”). Jeanie’s father, John Lindblade (“Mr. Lindblade”), claims to hold a lien on the home. Mr. Lindblade maintains that he…
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