Legal Opinion
Rijos v. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (In Re Rijos)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided June 19, 2001No. PR 00-080PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEENEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Debtors appeal the bankruptcy court’s order denying their requests for sanctions against Citibank and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya-Puerto Rico (“BBV”), formerly Ponce Bank, for willful violations of the automatic stay. Treating the Debtors’ Motions Requesting Sanctions for Willful Violation of the Automatic Stay against Citibank and BBV (the “Motions”) as motions for summary judgment and utilizing the standard for entry of summary judgment, the bankruptcy court made findings of fact and rulings of law without holding a hearing on the Debtors’ Motions.…
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