In Re Sammon’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 362 · 11 U.S.C. § 507
Relies on Ridder v. City of Springfield · Archer v. Macomb County Bank · Elliott v. Tilton · Clayton v. King (In Re Clayton) · Jones v. International Riding Helmets, Ltd.
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he automatic stay serves to protect the bankruptcy estate from actions taken by creditors outside the bankruptcy court forum, not legal actions taken within the bankruptcy court. The filing of a Proof of Claim before a bankruptcy court ... is the logical equivalent of a request for relief from the automatic stay, which cannot itself constitute a violation of the stay ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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