GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
William Fussell sold some cattle he had mortgaged and applied the proceeds to expenses and lease payments. He was indicted for hindering enforcement of a security interest. A few weeks later, Fussell filed a Chapter 7 proceeding. Contending that the prosecution was a bad-faith attempt to collect a debt dischargeable in bankruptcy, Fussell asked that the bankruptcy court enjoin the state criminal proceeding. The bankruptcy court denied the...
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