The following excerpt is from Yellow Express, LLC v. Dingley (In re Dingley), 514 B.R. 591 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2014):
An award of sanctions is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Nash v. Clark Cnty. Dist. Attorney's Office (In re Nash), 464 B.R. 874, 878 (9th Cir. BAP 2012). The bankruptcy court abuses its discretion when it fails to identify and apply the correct legal rule to the relief requested, or if its application of the correct legal standard was (1) illogical, (2) implausible, or (3) without support in inferences that may be drawn from the facts in the record. United States v. Hinkson, 585 F.3d 1247, 126263 (9th Cir.2009) (en banc).
The automatic stay of 362(a), as asserted to be applicable here, provides:
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