Legal Opinion
Grinspan v. Grinspan (In re Grinspan)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 8, 2019No. Case No.: 13-76084-las; Adv. Pro. No.: 14-8116-lasPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Louis A. Scarcella, United States Bankruptcy Judge
Plaintiff Isaac Grinspan commenced this adversary proceeding against his ex-spouse, Tomor Grinspan, and her attorney, David J. Seidemann, to recover damages under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k) for an alleged violation of the automatic stay imposed under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a).1 Plaintiff alleges defendants willfully violated the automatic stay when they continued to litigate a motion to hold plaintiff in contempt in the parties' state court matrimonial action after plaintiff filed his chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Plaintiff's view is that litigation of the…
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