Legal Opinion
Lee v. McCardle
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 26, 2018No. 17-4046PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORITZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Adrian and Angela Lee 1 asked the bankruptcy court to declare that the automatic stay in Adam and Jennifer Pee-ples’ bankruptcy case applies to a separate lawsuit Adrian Lee filed in state court against defendant Scott McCardle. The Lees also .asserted that the automatic stay prevented McCardle from collecting attorney’s fees levied against Adrian Lee in that state-court lawsuit. The Lees further sought damages against McCardle for willfully violating the automatic stay. The bankruptcy court found—and the district court agreed—that the automatic stay didn’t…
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