Legal Opinion
In Re Sayeh
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 23, 2011No. 19-40424PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR DAMAGES AND SANCTIONS AGAINST THE DEBTOR FOR UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF ESTATE ASSETS
FRANK J. BAILEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
By the motion before the Court, the Chapter 11 Trustee, Anne White, seeks actual and punitive damages and other relief against the debtor, Mouldi Sayeh, for violating the automatic stay by removing estate assets from the premises with which they were imminently to be sold. Having held an evidentiary hearing and for the reasons set forth below, the Court will award compensatory damages of $51,683.30 but deny punitive…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Ostrander v. Source One Financial Corp. (In re Mollison)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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