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IN RE KUJAWA

No. 01-1246.

270 F.3d 578 (2001)

In re James Kujawa, individually and doing business as Restaurant Builders, Debtor. Richard E. Schwartz, Appellant, v. James Kujawa, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Monzione, Portsmough, NH, for appellant.

Martin M. Green, David T. Butsch, Allen P. Press, Clayton, MO, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Richard E. Schwartz appeals a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel decision affirming orders of the Bankruptcy Court directing him to pay attorney's fees of $78,409.83 and an additional punitive monetary sanction of $100,000. We reduce the fee award to $66,656.33. We reverse the monetary sanction. The record contains no support for an imposition so large. The remaining fee award is entirely sufficient to compensate the injured party and deter...

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