Legal Opinion
Covington v. Internal Revenue Service (In Re Covington)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 6, 2000No. 14-00768PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WM. THURMOND BISHOP, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter came before the Court on a trial on the adversary filed by the Coving-tons (debtors) against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1 for a violation of the automatic stay and for fees and costs. Based upon the following, this Court finds that the IRS violated the automate stay and grants damages and limited costs.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The debtors filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition on April 24,1998.
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334, 26 U.S.C. § 7433(e) as enacted by the IRS…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jove Engineering, Inc. v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Fleet Mortgage Group, Inc. v. KanebCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Price v. United States (In Re Price)District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- United States v. Bulson (In Re Bulson)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Matthews v. United States (In Re Matthews)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · 1995
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Duby v. United States (In Re Duby)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2011
- In re SeatonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2011
- Weatherford v. Timmark, Carey Holdings Inc. (In Re Weatherford)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2009
- Bishop v. U.S. Bank/Firstar Bank, N.A. (In Re Bishop)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · 2003
- Lopez v. Department of Treasury ex rel. Rodriguez (In re Lopez)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2013
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