In Re Hercules Enterprises, Inc., Dba Jp's Health Club, Debtor. James Hansbrough v. David Birdsell, Chapter 7 Trustee of Hercules Enterprises, Inc.'s Bankruptcy Estate

387 F.3d 1024 In re HERCULES ENTERPRISES, INC., dba JP's Health Club, Debtor. James Hansbrough, Appellant, v. David Birdsell, Chapter 7 Trustee of Hercules Enterprises, Inc.'s Bankruptcy Estate, Appellee. No. 02-16958. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted February 12, 2004. * Filed October 29, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED James Hansbrough, Mesa, AZ, appellant Pro Se. John J. Fries, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, Phoenix, AZ, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; Paul G. Rosenblatt, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-01863-PGR. Before TASHIMA and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges, and LEIGHTON, ** District Judge. LEIGHTON, District Judge. I. James Hansbrough appeals the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court's award of sanctions against him for contempt of court, and its determination that the sanction would not be dischargeable in any personal bankruptcy filing Hansbrough might make in the future. The bankruptcy court had the authority to sanction Mr. Hansbrough, the corporate debtor's principal, for his repeated failure to comply with the court's orders. A bankruptcy court cannot,…