IN RE PORTO

Nos. 09-15249, 09-15251.

645 F.3d 1294 (2011)

In re Ralph F. PORTO, Debtor. Richard DeLauro, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. Ralph F. Porto, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Alan Orth , Law Offices of Scott A. Orth, P.A., Hollywood, FL, Thomas P. Monahan, Jr. , Garfield, NJ, for Appellant.

Shannon L. Akins , Robert Bailey Branson , Orlando, FL, for Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, CARNES and HILL, Circuit Judges.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

For nearly a quarter of a century Richard DeLauro has been trying to collect a $725,000 judgment debt from Ralph F. Porto. DeLauro's latest efforts not only proved unsuccessful but also resulted in his being ordered to pay more than $15,000 in attorney's fees to Porto as a sanction for what the bankruptcy court viewed as his frivolous objection to the discharge of Porto's debt to him. DeLauro viewed this turn of events in which he as a creditor...

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