Bankruptcy: Adversary Proceeding-Willful Violation of Automatic Stay-Discrimination

Plaintiff appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant. On appeal, plaintiff argued that defendant willfully violated the automatic stay and committed discrimination under 11 U.S.C. §525(a).

Where a municipality took no action on an arrest warrant taken out on a debtor prior to the entry of the automatic bankruptcy stay, the municipality did not violate the stay by failing to rescind the warrant.

Judgment is affirmed.

In re: Edwards (MLW No. 73510/Case No. 18-6032 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Saladino, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Surratt-States, J.