Opinion ID: 2754491
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Heading: standard of review

Text: A bankruptcy court’s findings of fact are reviewed for clear error and its conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. Johnson v. Fors (In re Fors), 259 B.R. 131, 135 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2001) (citing Snyder v. Dewoskin (In re Mahendra), 131 F.3d 750, 754 (8th Cir. 1997)). An award of sanctions is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Garden v. Central Nebraska Housing Corp., 719 F.3d 899 (8th Cir. 2013) (citing Schwartz v. Kujawa (In re Kujawa), 270 F.3d 578, 581 (8th Cir. 2001)). 4