Legal Opinion
Williams v. Clark (In Re Clark)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1988No. 19-00026PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
In deciding the outcome of the instant proceeding, we must address this court’s powers to determine and penalize the contemptuous behavior of a Chapter 13 Debtor-landlord. We hold here that we do have power to impose civil contempt penalties, including limited monetary sanctions, upon the Debtor in order to compensate the victims of the Debtor’s conduct and to implement the Orders of this Court. However, we conclude that all other potential damage claims of the Plaintiff-tenants must be relegated to the bankruptcy claims process and…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hicks Ex Rel. Feiock v. FeiockSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by31 opinions
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