United States Sixth Circuit

In an appeal arising from adversary proceedings brought in bankruptcy court, an order permanently enjoining defendant-debtor from prosecuting a state legal malpractice claim against his former bankruptcy counsel is affirmed as: 1) defendant's attempts to assail the validity of the bankruptcy court's Order of Sale of the malpractice claim, however indirectly, were statutorily moot; and 2) the injunction does not run afoul of the Anti-Injunction Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2007
• Decided 08/28/2007
• Published 08/28/2007

Judges

• Before: MARTIN, BATCHELDER, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:John J. Mueller, John J. Mueller, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Cynthia L. Effinger, Seiller Waterman, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:John J. Mueller, John J. Mueller, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Cynthia L. Effinger, David M. Cantor, Seiller Waterman, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.