Richard A. Balser Corinne L. Balser v. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question, inter alia, as to whether sovereign immunity bars a suit filed against a United States trustee acting in his official capacity based on acts conducted within the course and scope of his employment. We hold that it does and affirm the district court.

I

The bankruptcy proceedings were initiated as three involuntary Chapter 7 petitions filed by Carillon Gardens Associates, LLC (“Carillon”) against Homewood Development, Inc., Richard A. Balser, and Corinne L. Balser (collectively, “the debtors”). Eventually, the three petitions were…