Legal Opinion
Mark Dingley v. Yellow Logistics, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2017No. 14-60055PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
Once a debtor files for bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Code imposes an automatic stay prohibiting creditors from attempting to collect pre-petition debts against the debtor. This rule, however, is subject to certain statutorily-enumerated exceptions. In this appeal we must determine whether civil contempt proceedings fall under one of these exceptions. We hold that under In re Berg, 230 F.3d 1165 (9th Cir. 2000), civil contempt proceedings are exempted from the automatic stay under the Bankruptcy Code’s government regulatory exemption, 11 U.S.C. § 362(b)(4), when, as…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lockyer v. Mirant Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- John David v. The Hooker, Ltd Hooker Music, Ltd., Ronald Haffkine, Non-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- National Labor Relations Board v. Edward Cooper Painting, Inc., and Cooper & Cooper Painting, an Alter EgoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Decker v. Tramiel (In Re JTS Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Eugene W. Alpern v. Phillip S. Lieb, Allen S. Gabe, and Phyllis AlpernCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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