Bankruptcy Court Lacked Power to Issue Punitive Sanctions - Bloomber...

12/21/17

Bankruptcy Court Lacked Power to Issue Punitive Sanctions
Bloomberg BNA
Specifically, the court wasn't empowered by Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1(i) to issue punitive sanctions, nor could it do so under 11 U.S.C. §105 or the court's inherent powers, Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford, District of Vermont, said in his Dec. 18 opinion ...