Legal Opinion

Stinson v. Bi-Rite Restaurant Supply Inc. (In Re Stinson)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 12, 2003No. BAP Nos. NC-02-1094-RyKJ, NC-02-1116-RyKJ, Bankruptcy No. 93-41032, Adversary No. 99-04161PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RYAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

After Charles E. Stinson (“Debtor”) filed a chapter 132 petition, Bi-Rite Restaurant Supply, Inc. (“Bi-Rite”) obtained a state judgment in excess of $21,000 (the “State Judgment”) against Debtor. After Debtor’s case was dismissed, he filed another chapter 13 petition. Debtor then filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) against Bi-Rite and its counsel, Cook, Perkiss & Lew (“CPL”),3 for violating the automatic stay in obtaining the State Judgment.

After trial, the bankruptcy court entered a judgment (the “Judgment”) against Bi-Rite for emotional distress damages and…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Dusenbery v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  5. In Re Edith Bloom, M.D., Debtor. William A. Goichman v. Edith Bloom, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In Re George E. Dawson and Barbara J. Dawson, Debtors. George Dawson and Barbara J. Dawson v. Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., Successor to Great Western BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  2. Wingard v. Altoona Regional Health Systems (In Re Wingard)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. In Re DanielsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2004
  4. Dean v. Carr (In re Dean)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Copeland v. Kandi (In Re Copeland)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · 2010

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