Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. v. Colortran, Inc. (In Re Colortran, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Appellant Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (“Expeditors”) appeals an order of sanctions for willful violation of the automatic stay. Expeditors is a freight forwarder for the debtor Colortran, Inc. (“Colortran”) and was in the process of shipping Colortran’s goods when Colortran filed bankruptcy. Expeditors held on to the goods in shipment and refused to deliver them until Colortran paid a past-due bill on a previous shipment. The bankruptcy court found that Expeditors willfully violated the stay by refusing to release the goods and sanctioned…
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