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In re: Latasha Transrina Kebe
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida · Federal bankruptcy courts · FL · · No. 23-14082-SMG · order
On 2026-05-13, in In re: Latasha Transrina Kebe, the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Court imposed a Rule 9011 sanction against debtor's counsel equal to ten percent of the reply-fee award. Counsel filed a motion using authorities used for propositions they did not support.
- Disposition
- The bankruptcy court imposed a Rule 9011 sanction against debtor's counsel equal to ten percent of the reply-fee award.
- Recorded conduct
- Counsel filed a motion using authorities used for propositions they did not support. — outcome: sanctions; actor: lawyer; $2,232
- Canonical record
- Incident tracker entry — verified outcome, regulator disposition and related rules
What the court wrote
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With respect to the citation errors identified in the Reply [Dkt. No. 222] and acknowledged in the Corrective Notice [Dkt. No. 223], the Court acknowledges and accepts the apologytenderedbyDebtor’scounsel.However,theCourtfindsthatanapology,whileappropriate, does not fully resolve Debtor’s counsel’s obligations under Bankruptcy Rule 9011. The standard governing submissions to this Court is objective: legal contentions must be warranted by existing law at the time of filing. Bankruptcy Rule 9011(b)(2). The citation errors identified in the Reply failed to meet that standard. These deficiencies were not discovered by Debtor’s counsel prior to filing; they were identified by opposing counsel and documented in the Reply. Debtor’s counsel waived further hearing on the Rule 9011 issue. ORDER Based uponthe foregoing findings offact andconclusionsoflaw,andforthe reasons stated on the record at the hearing held on May 6, 2026, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE as set forth below: 1. Cease and Desist; Removal of Prohibited Content. ... Civil Contempt. Debtor is found to be in civil contempt of the Confirmation Order [Dkt. No. 197] by reason of her multiple violations of Paragraph 14 thereof, as set forth in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law above. 3. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. Ms. Almánzar is awarded her attorneys’ fees and costs in two separate categories. First, Ms.
Authorities cited in the passage: Bankruptcy Rule 9011 · Bankruptcy Rule 9011(b)(2) · Rule 9011