In Re Bernales’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 110 · 11 U.S.C. § 111 (§ 106 of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 342 · 11 U.S.C. § 362 · 11 U.S.C. § 521 · 11 U.S.C. § 523 · 11 U.S.C. § 526 (§ 227 of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005)
Relies on Central Hudson Gas Electric Corporation v. Public Service Commission of New York · BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation · Birbrower, Montalbano, Condon & Frank v. Superior Court · Rubin v. West · Hastings v. United States Trustee (In Re Agyekum)
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“(A) the debtor’s actual damages; (B) the greater of— (i) $2,000; or (ii) twice the amount paid by the debtor to the bankruptcy petition preparer for the preparer’s services; and (C) reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in moving for damages under this subsection. 11 U.S.C. § 110 (i)(l).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A declaration under penalty of perjury by the bankruptcy petition preparer shall be filed together with the petition, disclosing any fee received from or on behalf of the debtor within 12 months immediately prior to the filing of the case ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“All fees charged by a bankruptcy petition preparer may be forfeited in any case in which the bankruptcy petition preparer fails to comply with this subsection or subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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