IN RE GRUNTZ

No. 97-55379.

166 F.3d 1020 (1999)

In re Robert GRUNTZ, Debtor. Robert Gruntz, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. County of Los Angeles; Los Angeles District Attorney, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry J. Roberts, Costa Mesa, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Calvin House, Gutierrez & Preciado, Pasadena, CA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, BOOCHEVER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Robert Gruntz, a debtor in bankruptcy, was convicted in California state court on criminal charges of failing to pay child support. He argued in state court that his prosecution was invalid because it violated the automatic stay in his bankruptcy proceeding. See 11 U.S.C. § 362. The state court rejected this argument, and Gruntz was convicted. His conviction was affirmed by the California Court of Appeal.

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