Legal Opinion
Carter v. Van Buskirk (In Re Carter)
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided December 28, 1981No. Bankruptcy No. 79-01263-1-13, Adv. No. 80-0117, Civ. No. 81-0537-CV-W-6PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SACHS, District Judge.
Pending is the appeal of Jack Lewis, Esq., counsel for Century Management, Inc., from the April 10, 1981 order of the bankruptcy court holding him in civil contempt, and assessing compensatory damages and $350 attorney’s fees, for a total recovery of $587.92. The bankruptcy court denied a request for punitive damages. The contempt was based on Century’s eviction of plaintiff debtor, in violation of the automatic stay provision of 11 U.S.C. § 362, and in violation of the bankruptcy court’s restraining order of April 2, 1980.
Appellant contends that no…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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