United States Third Circuit

In a bankruptcy case in which petitioner was accused of deliberately filing his petition frivolously in order to forestall a foreclosure action, an order affirming a bankruptcy court's denial of sanctions and motion for reconsideration is vacated and remanded where the Bankruptcy Court is a unit of the district court and comes within the scope of section 451, and it had authority to impose sanctions under 28 U.S.C. section 1927.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2008
• Published 09/09/2008

Judges

• Before:  SLOVITER, BARRY and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen V. Falanga, Esq. (Argued), Connell Foley, Roseland, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nicholas Khoudary, Esq. (Argued), East Brunswick, NJ, for Appellees.