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The Ninth Circuit BAP explained the differences between contempt under Rule 9011, Section 105(a) and inherent authority.

Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.

Undisclosed representation of the debtor’s principal resulted in denial of all compensation sought by counsel for the corporate debtor.

Judge Klein let a lawyer off the hook for violating Rule 9011 because the lawyer had already been punished enough.

Submitting a retention order with the wrong word resulted in a pivotal issue on appeal.

The district court opinion affirms the notion that bankruptcy courts have ‘core’ power without a jury to adjudicate claims of attorney misconduct.

Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court decided that a local rule did not bar bifurcated fee arrangements altogether.

No more informal ‘no-look’ fees in the courtroom of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman.

Judge Sontchi set aside a prior order preventing the trustee from controlling litigation brought in the trustee’s name.

Seventh Circuit says that costs incurred by disciplinary authorities are not in compensation for ‘actual pecuniary loss.’