Bankruptcy
Dec. 7, 2023
Lawyer has ‘Sophie’s choice’ between court orders in punk rock suit
A sole practitioner representing the founder of Frontier Records says he risks ignoring the stay pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code if obeys a superior court judge’s order to file a report, and contempt if he doesn’t.
Attorneys for the founder of punk rock label Frontier Records told a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge that a report he ordered was improper because the action in his court was stayed when their client filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection.
Judge Stuart M. Rice’s order creates a “Sophie’s choice” for defendant Lisa Fancher, according to a filing submitted by her attorney: They risk ignoring the stay pursuant to the Bankruptcy Co...
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