United States Tenth Circuit

Debtor violated an unequivocal court order not to use rents to pay the administrative costs of its bankruptcy; the contempt was civil rather than criminal, however, because it was for the benefit of the secured creditor and because the punitive component of the sanction was within the debtor's control.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2004
• Published 04/20/2004

Judges

• McKAY, Circuit Judge., Before LUCERO, McKAY, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Marsh of Samson, Pipis & Marsh, LLC, Longmont, CO, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cynthia T. Kennedy of Kennedy & Kennedy, P.C., Lafayette, CO, for Appellee.