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§ 727(a)(4)(A)

Garcia, In re--Layng v. Garcia

Ruling
Court declined to deny debtor's discharge as trustee failed to establish that debtor acted with fraudulent intent in failing to disclose certain assets on her bankruptcy petition. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 20, 2018 , LexisNexis #0818-110

McNally, In re--Carns v. McNally

Ruling
Bankruptcy court appropriately declined to infer fraudulent intent from debtor's failure todisclose various worthless assets where court held that it was not material to a claim of fraud.(10th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 13, 2018 , LexisNexis #0718-082

Singh, In re--Capital One Equip. Fin. Corp. v. Singh

Ruling
Debtor's discharge denied for multiple false statements and omissions directly related to thediscovery of his assets and liabilities. (Bankr. E.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 29, 2018 , LexisNexis #0718-023

Sgambati, In re--Layng v. Sgambati

Ruling
Denial of debtor's discharge was warranted for multiple deficiencies on his bankruptcy schedules. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 20, 2018 , LexisNexis #0718-052

Murtaza, In re--Murtaza v. Slaten

Ruling
Appellate panel affirmed court's order denying debtor her discharge for errors and omissions in her bankruptcy schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs. (B.A.P. 9th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 02, 2018 , LexisNexis #0518-054

Hansen, In re--Eastern Sav. Bank, FSB v. Hansen

Ruling
Discharge denied for debtor's intentional concealment of income, vehicles, companies, and intentionally fraudulent transfers of assets within the one-year prepetition. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 28, 2018 , LexisNexis #0518-055

Heath, In re--Russell v. Heath

Ruling
Debtor's discharge was not denied as the omission of information from his original schedulein his amended schedule was caused by his attorney's reading of former Bankr. E.D. Tenn. R.1009-1. (Bankr. E.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 02, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-052

Arora, In re

Ruling
Omission of ownership interest in an LLC constituted a false oath. (Bankr. D.N.J.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 17, 2018 , LexisNexis #0218-106

Placeres, In re--Borges v. Placeres

Ruling
Debtor's discharge denied after omitting his own legal malpractice claim against the attorney who represented him from his schedules. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 06, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-053

Kinerson, In re--McGranahan v. Kinerson

Ruling
Debtor's discharge denied as she knowingly and fraudulently made a false oath by indicating that she had not transferred real property during the two years before filing her bankruptcy. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)Where debtor transferred her remaining 50% interest in real property to her son more than one year before she filed her bankruptcy case, cause existed to deny debtor's discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 727(a)(4)(A) because she knowingly and fraudulently made a false oath by indicating that she had not transferred any real property during the two years before filing her bankruptcy petition; [2]-Denial of debtor's discharge pursuant to § 727(a)(2)(A) was not warranted because debtor did not conceal an interest in the property from the bankruptcy trustee or a creditor during the year before her bankruptcy case was filed; [3]-Denial of debtor's discharge pursuant to § 727(a)(2)(B) was also not warranted because debtor did not conceal an interest in the property after the bankruptcy petition was filed.Kinerson, In re--McGranahan v. Kinerson, 2017 Bankr. LEXIS 4136 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. December 4, 2017) (McManus, B.J.).
Issue(s)
Discharge; Grounds for Denial; Fraud; False Oath or Account by Debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 04, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-052