Clark Chamberlin v. Michael Goldberg

Summary

The court held that it had jurisdiction over the appeal and that the appeal was not moot because reversing the stay order would permit the Chamberlins to pursue their class action. On the merits, the court held that the claims concerned commingled funds inseparable from the bankruptcy estate and were sufficiently intertwined with claims against the debtor to fall within the automatic stay. The court therefore affirmed the bankruptcy court's enforcement of the stay.