Legal Opinion
Masunaga v. Stoltenberg (In Re Rex Montis Silver Co.)
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1996No. 95-4017PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
An attorney appeals from the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s imposition of sanctions on the appellant for violation of Bankruptcy Rule 9011. The bankruptcy court found that attorney Bige-low violated Rule 9011 by proposing a nominee for permanent trustee in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding and voting on behalf of his clients for that person. The court found that Bigelow knew or reasonably should have known that his clients were not eligible to participate in the selection of the trustee because they did not meet the statutory requirements for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Frederick Lawrence White, Jr. Benjamin L. Staponski, Jr., and Gwen G. Caranchini v. General Motors Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Commercial Contractors, Inc. v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Adamson v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Butler v. Biocore Medical Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- In the Matter of Francisco Lopez, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Groetken v. Davis (In Re Davis)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Blagg v. Miller (In Re Blagg)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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