Legal Opinion
In re Plummer
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided March 25, 2014No. Case No. 6:11-bk-09917-KSJPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*139Chapter 7
MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEBTORS’ MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge
Debtors, Frederick and Betty Plummer, seek sanctions1 against their creditor, William Hickey (“Hickey”), for obtaining a judgment against them in violation of the discharge injunction imposed by § 524 of the Bankruptcy Code.2 The post-discharge judgment against the Debtors awarded the attorney fees Hickey incurred in a state court foreclosure action. Hickey argues the attorney’s fee award did not violate the discharge injunction because the Debtors somehow failed to timely…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Edwards v. Prime, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- Sullivan v. StroopSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- In re MetzlerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2015
- In re FaillaDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2014
- Failla v. Citibank, N.A.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2015
- In re KourogenisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2015
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