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Zelotes v. Martini

Zelotes v. Martini

Ruling
Section 526(a)(4), enacted under BAPCPA is an overbroad restriction on attorney communication and unconstitutional.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff bankruptcy attorney filed an action, alleging that 11 U.S.C. § 526(a)(4), which was enacted in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, violated the First Amendment. Defendant trustee filed a Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss the complaint.

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opinion summary, case decided on November 07, 2006 , LexisNexis #1206-041