In re Dugas
Oct
13
2009
Ruling
Corporation's withdrawal of interpled funds from state court registry violated stay.
Procedural posture
Debtors filed a motion seeking an order commanding a corporation to disgorge the funds which it had received from a state court and to direct the transfer to the court registry of all remaining funds deposited with the state court. The court found that the corporation violated the automatic stay and awarded the debtors actual and punitive damages. The court granted the corporation's motion for relief from judgment and vacated the initial order.
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