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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.