Southern District Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein has refused to lift the bankruptcy stay in a couple’s Chapter 7 case to allow Beach Lane Management, a major New York City property management company, to enforce a state court contempt order and arrest warrant against the couple.
Beach Lane won a $108,000 judgment against Arieh and Gemma White in 2007. In 2011, with the judgment still unpaid, Beach Lane subpoenaed the couple to answer questions about the location of their assets. They failed to comply, and Beach Lane moved for them to be held in contempt. In April 2010, the Manhattan Supreme Court issued an order holding them in contempt and directing their arrest. A few days later, they filed for bankruptcy.
