Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Emery
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2004No. 03-15166; D.C. No. CV-02-00538-SOMPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM**
William S. Ellis, Jr., the sole equity security holder of Chapter 11 Debtor Upland Partners, appeals pro se the district court’s judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s civil contempt order against Ellis for violating the automatic stay, and imposing a sanction in the amount of $4,119.76. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo questions of jurisdiction. Moore v. Jogert, Inc. (In re Jogert, Inc.), 950 F.2d 1498, 1501 (9th Cir.1991). We review for abuse of discretion the decision to impose contempt, and underlying factual findings for clear error. Knupfer…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee v. John Lindblade, in Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor, John Lindblade v. Nancy Knupfer, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Patrick E. Catalano v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Moore v. Jogert, Inc. (In re Jogert, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991