Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Amusement Industry, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 19, 2003No. 02-55441; BAP No. CC-01-01196-MoBMaPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Murphy appeals the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel order affirming the bankruptcy court’s decision to impose sanctions under Fed. R. Bankr.P. 9011. We independently review the bankruptcy court’s decision. Atlanta Corp. v. Allen (In re Allen), 300 F.3d 1055, 1058 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm. Because the facts are familiar to the parties, we recount them only as necessary to explain our decision.

1. The bankruptcy court had jurisdiction to consider sanctions after the dismissal of the underlying bankruptcy petition. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp., 496 U.S. 384, 393—396, 110 S.Ct. 2447,…

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Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
Christian v. Mattel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
In Re Carol Freeman Marsch, Debtor (Two Cases). John D. Marsch, Claimant-Appellant v. Carol F. Marsch, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
Pavelich v. McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP (In Re Pavelich)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by1 opinion

In Re Talisman Marina, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2008