Legal Opinion
A & J Auto Sales, Inc. v. United States (In Re a & J Auto Sales, Inc.)
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided April 30, 1998No. 1:17-adr-00010PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVINE, Senior District Judge.
ORDER
In this bankruptcy appeal, appellant A & J Auto Sales, Inc., d/b/a Wise Auto Sales (A & J), seeks review of the bankruptcy court’s order finding that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) willfully violated the automatic stay, but declining to award damages for civil contempt under 11 U.S.C. § 105. The IRS cross-appeals, arguing that the bankruptcy court erred by finding the IRS willfully violated the automatic stay. This appeal raises three issues of unsettled law; i.e., the proper standard for determining whether a violation of the automatic stay is willful,…
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