In re: Town & Country Event Center LLC

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA In re: ) Case No. 25-24205-C-11 ) TOWN & COUNTRY EVENT CENTER LLC,) ) Debtor. ) ________________________________) 7 OPINION AND ORDER IMPOSING RULE 9011 SANCTIONS A footnote in this Court’s decision In re Town & Country Event Center LLC, 673 B.R. 445, 449 n.2, 75 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 18 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2025) (“Town & Country Decision”), promised a particular lawyer a due process opportunity to explain his dubious activity. This is the rest of the story. This Court issued to Attorney Lewis Phon an Order to Show Cause why he did not violate Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011 and California’s Rules of Professional Conduct when he filed a third-party motion to sell real property free and clear of liens supposedly pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 363(b) & (f)(4)-(5) on behalf of Prime Party Rentals, LLC ("PPR") as the putative buyer of 11354 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova, California 93472, which was property of…