bankruptcy-sanctions

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-1215 Darren Thomas Delafield v. Gerard R. Vetter, Acting United States Trustee Fourth Circuit 2023-06-16 Denied attorney-client-privilege bad-faith bankruptcy bankruptcy-sanctions due-process judicial-discretion non-compensatory-punitive-damages professional-conduct sanctions subpoena Did the Bankruptcy Court abuse its discretion by sanctioning Delafield for asserting attorney-client privilege on behalf of his clients?
21-1322 Jan M. Sensenich v. PHH Mortgage Corporation Second Circuit 2022-04-04 Denied Amici (4) appellate-review bad-faith bankruptcy-court-enforcement bankruptcy-rule-3002.1 bankruptcy-sanctions inherent-authority inherent-judicial-power judicial-power punitive-fines rule-enforcement Whether appellate courts may affirm a bankruptcy sanctions order on an alternate correct ground even if the order does not analyze the ground