122384P.pdf   07/19/2013  Naomi Isaacson  v.  Nauni Jo Manty
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  12-2384
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Loken and Melloy, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Bankruptcy. In an appeal of an order imposing sanctions 
   against Isaacson for making factually unsupported and harassing statements 
   in documents filed with the bankruptcy court, the bankruptcy court erred 
   in imposing monetary sanctions under Rule 9011 because that rule only 
   authorizes sanctions upon attorneys, law firms or parties and does not 
   extend to officers of a corporate party like Isaacson; however, the court 
   had inherent power to punish contempt, and it did not err in exercising 
   that power to impose monetary sanctions against Isaacson for her 
   contumacious conduct; the bankruptcy judge did not err in denying 
   Isaacson's recusal motion; the court adequately explained the basis for 
   its decision to impose sanctions, and the amount of the sanctions 
   satisfactorily reflected the seriousness of the behavior, the public 
   interest and the importance of deterring such conduct.