Legal Opinion
In re Johnson
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 14, 2019No. Bankruptcy No. 19-10256-AMCPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ashely M. Chan, United States Bankruptcy Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
The debtor, Thomas Johnson ("Debtor"), seeks an award of actual and punitive damages under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k) against Samuel Zewdi ("Mr. Zewdi") for willful violations of the automatic stay based upon Mr. Zewdi's interference with the Debtor's possession of his residence and disposal of substantially all of the Debtor's personal belongings after the Debtor filed for bankruptcy. Because Mr. Zewdi wrongfully obtained possession of, and exercised control over, property of the estate with knowledge of the bankruptcy which caused the…
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