Legal Opinion
Better Homes of Virginia, Inc. v. Budget Service Co. (In Re Better Homes of Virginia, Inc.)
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 23, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-312-N, 85-353-NPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DOUMAR, District Judge.
This appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia concerns the statutory and constitutional authority of a bankruptcy judge to enforce the automatic stay provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) by the use of civil contempt proceedings.
The Bankruptcy Court found that the actions of the defendant constituted civil contempt and, under 11 U.S.C. § 362(h), awarded to Better Homes of Virginia, Inc. (Better Homes) actual damages of $350.00, attorney’s fees of $1,162.50, and punitive damages of $10,000. The Bankruptcy Court also…
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3Cited by44 opinions
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