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In re Opra

In re Opra

Ruling
Counsel sanctioned for failing to disclose debtor's tort claim until debtor sought to amend exemptions to protect settlement.
Procedural posture

After it was disclosed that debtor and her original counsel had failed to disclose the existence of a tort claim against a driver who caused a collision in which she was injured and after debtor sought to amend her exemptions to protect some part of the settlement later paid thereon, the trustee objected to debtor's amended exemptions and the court ordered counsel to show cause why he should not be sanctioned under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011(b).

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opinion summary, case decided on March 28, 2007 , LexisNexis #0507-035