IN RE LAWRENCE

No. 00-14481.

279 F.3d 1294 (2002)

In re Stephan Jay LAWRENCE, Debtor. Stephan Jay Lawrence, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alan L. Goldberg, Trustee, duly authorized and acting Chapter 7 Trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Stephan Jay Lawrence, Defendant-Appellee. Stephen Jay Lawrence, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alan L. Goldberg, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Neiwirth, Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, P.A, Miami, FL, for Goldberg. Miami, FL, for Lawrence.

Paul A. Avron, James Harris Fierberg, Paul Steven Singerman, Berger, Davis & Singerman, PA, Miami, FL, for Goldberg.

Before EDMONDSON, DUBINA and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Stephen Lawrence appeals the bankruptcy court's order adjudging him in contempt and ordering his imprisonment until the contempt is purged. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

In January 1991, Lawrence settled an offshore Trust, with an estimated value of $7 million dollars. According to the Trust, Lawrence had the sole power to appoint Trustees. Two months later, an arbitration judgment was issued against him in...

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