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French v. Peninsula Bank (In re French)

French v. Peninsula Bank (In re French)

Ruling
Debtor was denied discharge for failure to maintain adequate records and for making false statements, and the bankruptcy court did not err in refusing to give credence to the debtor's claim of mental impairment.
Procedural posture

Appellant debtor appealed from an order of bankruptcy court, which granted appellee creditor's motion for summary judgment denying debtor a discharge in bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court held that summary judgment was proper under both 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(3) (failure to maintain rec and ds).

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opinion summary, case decided on February 21, 2006 , LexisNexis #0306-061