Legal Opinion
Orange Blossom Ltd. Partnership v. Southern California Sunbelt Developers, Inc. (In Re Southern California Sunbelt Developers, Inc.)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2010No. 08-56570, 08-56576, 08-56580, 08-56587PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
Thirteen entities filed involuntary bankruptcy petitions against two alleged debtors. After the petitions were dismissed, the alleged debtors filed motions against the petitioning creditors for costs, attorney’s fees and punitive damages under § 303(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 303(i). The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Judge Robert W. Alberts presiding, awarded $745,000 in costs and fees, including costs and fees incurred by the alleged debtors in litigating the § 303(i) motions themselves (so-called “fees on fees”), and…
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