Warren

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In September 2006, the State of California issued to a Cali- fornia bank an “Order to Withhold,” ordering the bank to

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freeze Stewart Jay Warren’s accounts with the bank and to turn over $93,330.46, which represented the amount Warren owed in overdue child support payments. On October 11, 2006, in an apparent attempt to avoid his child support obliga- tions, Warren filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Warren’s petition included a list of creditors, but did not include the other financial information required by 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1).

On October 12, 2006, the bankruptcy court issued an order notifying Warren that if he did not submit the financial infor- mation required by § 521(a)(1) within fifteen days, the court may dismiss his case. Warren did not file the required finan- cial information or otherwise respond to the bankruptcy court’s order. The bankruptcy court then issued an order set- ting a hearing for November 17, 2006, to address whether the court should fine or otherwise sanction Warren and/or his counsel, or dismiss Warren’s case for failure to timely file the required financial…