BAP Describes When a Nonbankruptcy Court’s Order Does or Does Not Violate the Stay
If a proceeding is sub judice when the defendant files bankruptcy, the plaintiff should figure out whether a decision after bankruptcy would violate the automatic stay.
A Client Can Be Liable for Sanctions from the Lawyer’s Violation of Rule 9011
Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.
Complaint Survives Against Chicago for Not Releasing Impounded Cars Immediately
Despite Fulton, a Chicago bankruptcy judge rules that the City of Chicago might have violated Section 362(a)(4), (a)(6) or (a)(7) by refusing to release impounded cars immediately after a debtor files a chapter 13 petition.