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o call into this hearing on 16 behalf of L.M., E.W. and S.R. 17 THE COURT: I don't --- 18 MR. EDWA

he In Re: McClean case, 2 Courts have held, and we've cited them in 2 and countless other 11th Circuit cases, and lower court 3 our motion, that Bankruptcy Courts don't have the inherent 3 cases, that's seeking criminal contempt sanctions, which 4 power to find criminal contempt. 4 I've already discussed

s to call into this hearing on behalf of L.M., E.W. and S.R. THE COURT: I don't MR. EDWARDS: I don'

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 29 provisions of Title 11. Courts have held, and we've cited them in our motion, that Bankruptcy Courts don't have the inherent power to find criminal contempt. Now based on the facts that I just laid out, I don't think there could ever be a basis fo

e. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Although L.M., E.W., and Jane Doe have sought to join in the motion f

ontempt powers only to Article III judges and that magistrates are not empowered to try criminal proceedings. As a result, the court concluded that Bankruptcy Courts do not have the inherent power to consider criminal contempt sanctions. See also In re Lickman, 288 B.R. 291, 292-93 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2003)(as Art