- 11 U.S.C.
In re National Heritage Found. Inc.
Jun
21
2013
Ruling
Creditor and attorney held in contempt for filing postconfirmation civil lawsuit to collect discharged debts.
Procedural posture
Chapter 11 debtor filed a motion for contempt and sanctions against respondents, creditors and their counsel, based on respondents' filing of a class action suit against the debtor and its officers and directors.
Issue(s)
Whether creditors and their attorneys should be held in contempt because they filed a civil action against a corporate debtor and its officers and directors after the court entered an order in the debtor's chapter 11 bankruptcy case which confirmed the debtor's plan.
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