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In re Hunt

In re Hunt

Ruling
Creditor's counsel who failed to appear at pretrial conference on motion for relief from stay ordered to pay debtor's attorneys' fees and expenses.
Procedural posture

A creditor filed a motion for relief from stay and abandonment in the debtor's bankruptcy case. The court held a pretrial conference on the motion and the debtor's objection. The creditor's attorney failed to appear for the conference. The court issued a show cause order requiring the attorney to explain why payment of the debtor's reasonable attorney fees or other sanction should not have been imposed pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7016(f).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 22, 2009 , LexisNexis #0409-022