Legal Opinion
In Re Continental Coin Corp.
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided December 11, 2007No. SV 00-15821GMPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF LEGAL OPINION RE: ORDER ALLOWING CREDITOR ROGER VIRTUE TO FILE A COMPLAINT
GERALDINE MUND, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. A THEORY OF TRUSTEE LIABILITY .4
II.CASELAW ON THE ISSUE OF IMMUNITY FOR TRUSTEES. •
A. The Position of Trustee Qualifies for Immunity. •
B. A Trustee Can be Immune from Suit Concerning the Sale of Property of the Estate. o r-H
C. The Level of Quasi-Judicial Immunity for Trustees in the Ninth Circuit T — I r — (
1. A Trustee is Immune from Personal Liability for Simple Negligence.11
2. A Trustee is Never Immune from Personal Liability for Willful and Deliberate Acts.12
3. The…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Burns v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Antoine v. Byers & Anderson, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Mosser v. DarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- In re Macco Properties, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2015
- DJS Properties, L.P. v. SimplotDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2008
- Graham v. Huntington National Bank (In re Medcorp, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2014
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