Legal Opinion
Lenke v. Tischler (In Re Lenke)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona
Decided May 17, 2000No. Bankruptcy No. 96-02098-PHX-RJH. Adversary No. 00-00167PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANDOLPH J. HAINES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtor Jurgen Lenke (“Lenke” or “Debtor”) filed a Complaint to Determine Dischargeability of a Debt and an Application for Preliminary Injunction to enjoin his state criminal prosecution for theft. Defendant State of Arizona moved to dismiss, asserting Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity and also arguing that the Ninth Circuit en banc decision in Gruntz v. County of L.A. (In re Gruntz), 202 F.3d 1074 (9th Cir.2000), precludes bankruptcy courts from enjoining a criminal prosecution even if it is a disguised effort by the prosecutor to enforce…
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