In Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee v. John Lindblade, in Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor, John Lindblade v. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2003-03-13

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OPINION BERZON, Circuit Judge: This case presents an important bankruptcy law question of first impression in this circuit: Does the sanction authority granted to bankruptcy courts under 11 U.S.C. § 105 (a) permit punitive sanctions? Before reaching that question, we address several other issues arising from the bank…

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