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Taggart v. Lorenzen (18-489)

Term
Issue

Whether, under the Bankruptcy Code, a creditor’s good-faith belief that the discharge injunction does not apply precludes a finding of civil contempt.

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Opinion

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 3 ruled unanimously (9-0) in the case of Taggart v. Lorenzen (No. 18-489) that a court may hold a creditor in civil contempt for violating a discharge order if there is no fair ground of doubt as to whether the order barred the creditor’s conduct.

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ABI Media Teleconference
Oral Arguments Date

April 24, 2019.

Oral Arguments Date
Transcript
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2018/18-489_4f…
Certiorari Granted Date
Petitions
Petition for a writ of certiorari.
Brief of respondents Shelley Lorenzen, et al.
Reply of petitioner Bradley Weston Taggart.
Brief of petitioner Bradley Weston Taggart.
Brief of respondents Shelley Lorenzen.
Reply of petitioner Bradley Weston Taggart.
Amicus Briefs
Brief amici curiae of Honorable Eugene Wedoff (ret.), et al.
Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center, et al.
Brief amici curiae of Honorable Eugene Wedoff (ret.), et al.
Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party.
Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center and The Nation…
Brief amici curiae of State of California, et al.
Brief amicus curiae of National Creditors Bar Association