In re George
In re George
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
AND NOW, this 24 day of May, 2017, upon my consideration of both (i) my order, dated September 14, 2016, to show cause why all fees received by Matthew T. Croslis, Esquire (“Croslis”) should not be disgorged (the “Show Cause Order”) and (ii) the UST Motion filed by the United States Trustee on March 24, 2017, and upon my discussion of the actions and inac-tions of attorney Croslis and upon my discussion of the law in the Memorandum Opinion of even date herewith,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the UST Motion is GRANTED as set forth below.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on • or before July 26, 2017, Croslis shall file in each of the above cases,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, on or before July 26, 2017, Croslis shall file in each of the above cases
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Croslis shall contact his former clients who do not have new counsel in these cases to assist them in obtaining new counsel and shall file certifications of all such contacts and their results with the Court on or before June 9,2017.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that I will deny all applications for fees as and when filed by Croslis in each of the above cases, whether filed pursuant to this Order
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Croslis shall disgorge and refund to his clients all fees paid to him or his firm by any of his clients in all of the above-captioned cases and shall file a case-by-ease certification of such disgorgement with the Court and simultaneously deliver a copy to the UST on or before June 23, 2017.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that I hereby enjoin Croslis from any further violation of Sections 526 and 1307(c) of the Bankruptcy Code.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Croslis is hereby directed to pay into the Court, on or before June 16, 2017, a sanction/civil penalty of $1,600 (calculated as $100 per case, not including In re Crohel and In re Pena) for his violations of the Bankruptcy Code, his actions in deliberately and improperly delaying state court litigation or sheriffs sales, his actions in bad faith, and his contemptuous disregard of this Court by his misrepresentations, his failure to file all required documents, and his failure to appear at hearings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Croslis shall pay damages to Ms. Marguerite Ruslyn in the amount of $60 and shall file a certification of having done so with this Court, on or before June 9, 2017.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the existing termination of Croslis’ privilege to
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for every day that Croslis is late in performing each of the tasks and payments imposed by this Order, I hereby impose on him a further, anticipatory
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that I shall hold a hearing
United States Bankruptcy Court-Courtroom # 1
The Madison - Third Floor
Fourth and Washington Streets
Reading, PA 19601
on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 11:00 A.M., prevailing time.
. Other than In re Crohel, Inc,, No. 15-17613.
. Other than In re Crohel, Inc., No. 15-17613.
. This provision of this Order does not obviate Croslis’ obligation, as stated above, to file enhanced, comprehensive fee applications as, when, and how described and required above in this Order.
.The sanctions/civil penalties paid into the Court by this paragraph shall be distributed by the Court as follows: One-half to the Bar Association of Lehigh County and one-half to the Berks County Bar Association to sponsor continuing legal education seminars relating to ethics and bankruptcy.
. Although I decree this to be an "anticipatory sanction,” I hope that I need not impose further sanctions and that Croslis satisfies each provision of this Order.
. This non-compliance sanction, if invoked, shall apply to each paragraph’s requirements. That is, if Croslis fails to perform any of the tasks and payments of this Order, he shall be obliged to pay the additional sanction of $160/ day for each task or payment is defaulted.
.This hearing will constitute a continued hearing from those scheduled on March 23 and April 27, 2017, on the UST Motion and my Show Cause Order. The scheduling of this hearing does not relieve Croslis of the present obligation to perform all of the tasks and make all of the payments set forth above.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- IN RE: Karen GEORGE, Debtor. In re: Karen George, Debtor. In re: Crohel, Inc., Debtor. In re: Henry Nathaniel Smith, III, Debtor. In re: Marguerite M. Rusyn, Debtor. In re: Zyvette Alvarado, Debtor. In re: Beatriz Pena, Debtor. In re: Miguel Amaro, Debtor. In re: Carlos Gonzalez, Debtor. In re: Randall Coine, Debtor. In re: Thomas Cushing, Debtor. In re: Salvatore Rizzo, Jr., Debtor. In re: Eric Simmons, Debtor. In re: Dolores Yenik, Debtor. In re: William F. Roberts, Jr., Debtor. In re: Craig A. Bowes, Debtor. In re: Randall Coine, Debtor. In re: Grullon Kelvis, Debtor
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- Published