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ContemptIn re Stasz, 387 B.R. 271 (9th Cir. BAP 2008)
Failure to comply with repeated orders to appear at a Rule 2004 exam justified order of contempt and award of attorney fees as sanctions. In re Hercules Enterprises, Inc., 387 F.3d 1024 (9th Cir. 2004) In order to find civil contempt, “the bankruptcy court had to find that he violated a specific and definite order and that he had sufficient notice of its terms and the fact that he would be sanctioned if he did not comply.” UMW v. Bagwell, 512 U.S. 821 (1994) Civil v. Criminal contempt In re Dyer, 322 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 2003) “Serious” punitive damages may not be awarded under § 105 for civil contempt of the automatic stay by entities who are not individuals. Only compensatory sanctions, attorney fees and compliance with the stay may be awarded. Balla v. Idaho State Bd of Corrections, 869 F.2d 461 (9th Cir. 1989) Prerequisites for civil contempt |

