Legal Opinion
In re Armstrong
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided September 21, 2012No. Civil Action No. 4-11-cv-772; Bankruptcy No. 09-42865PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON APPEAL FROM BANKRUPTCY COURT
RON CLARK, District Judge.
Appellant, debtor’s counsel Gary Armstrong, appeals an order by the Honorable Brenda T. Rhoades, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge, imposing $500 in sanctions pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011. Judge Rhoades found that Mr. Armstrong filed a petition under Chapter 13 for an affluent debtor, representing that all creditors would be paid, all the while intending to avoid paying her credit card debts, and concluded that Mr. Armstrong engaged in an improper scheme to obtain the equivalent of a…
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