Legal Opinion
Illinois Department of Public Aid v. Ellis (In Re Ellis)
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 4, 1986No. 85 C 5742PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, Chief Judge.
Currently before the court is the appeal of the Illinois Department of Public Aid (the “Department”) from the order of the bankruptcy court enjoining it from pursuing state court proceedings against appel-lee-debtor Zenobia Ellis (“Ellis”) and imposing attorneys’ fees and costs against the Department for violating the automatic stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
FACTS
Ellis received public assistance benefits from the Department from December 8, 1978, through November 24, 1980. Brief for Appellant, Appendix A at…
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