Legal Opinion
In Re Sumpter
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 22, 1994No. 19-05432PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN H. SQUIRES, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the amended motion for contempt for an alleged willful violation of the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), filed by Jimmie Lee Sump-ter, Jr. (the “Debtor”) seeking an award of actual and punitive damages, costs and attorney’s fees, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(h). Responses in opposition thereto have been filed by the respondents, Russell Zimmerman and Cheryl Zimmerman (the “Creditors”), and Thomas Fitzgerald, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois (the “Sheriff’). In addition, the Sheriff moved for judgment…
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