IN RE CHAUSSEE

BAP No. WW-08-1114-PaJuKa. Bankruptcy No. 07-11392-KAO. Adversary No. 07-01266-KAO.

399 B.R. 225 (2008)

In re Dawn J. CHAUSSEE, Debtor. B-Real, LLC, Appellant, v. Dawn J. Chaussee, Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linh K. Tran, Seattle, WA, for B-Real, LLC.

Jay S. Jump, Kent, WA, for Dawn J. Chaussee.

Before: PAPPAS, JURY and KAUFMAN, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

PAPPAS, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this appeal, the Panel is called upon to decide an issue of first impression in our circuit: whether the act of filing a proof of claim in a bankruptcy case may, alone, subject the claimant to liability for violation of state and federal fair debt collection laws.

The appellee, chapter 132 debtor Dawn Chaussee ("Debtor"), commenced an adversary proceeding...

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