United States Eleventh Circuit

In a bankruptcy proceeding, a debtor held in contempt for failure to turn over the assets of a trust, pursuant to a Turn Over Order, cannot raise the defense of impossibility if he unilaterally created the impossibility by relinquishing his position as trustee and naming another trustee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2002
• Published 01/30/2002

Judges

• POLITZ, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, DUBINA and POLITZ , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald G. Neiwirth,Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, P.A., Miami, FL, for Lawrence., Paul A. Avron, James Harris Fierberg, Paul Steven Singerman, Berger, Davis & Singerman, PA, Miami, FL, for Goldberg.