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In re Jester

In re Jester

Ruling
Auction of car to satisfy civil parking violations violated stay.
Procedural posture

Appellant, the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Parking Authority, appealed an order of the bankruptcy court granting appellee debtor's motion for contempt of the automatic stay. The Authority challenged the bankruptcy court's holding that its actions in impounding and auctioning the debtor's car after she filed her bankruptcy petition were not excepted from the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362(b)(1) and (b)(4).

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opinion summary, case decided on March 08, 2007 , LexisNexis #0407-092