Skip to main content

Page Banner(Taxonomy)

District of florida

In re Meyn

Ruling
Abuse of chapter 7 was found where the debtor inflated expenses, failed to disclose certain interests and prepetition expenditures, and had sufficient disposable income for a meaningful chapter 13 plan.
Procedural posture

Movant trustee sought to dismiss the chapter 7 case of respondent debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b) or alternatively to dismiss the debtor's case under section 707(a) for "cause." The debtor's chapter 13 case had been previously dismissed for failure to confirm a plan.

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of In re Meyn Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on September 12, 2005 , LexisNexis #0106-098

Turner v. Cornelius (In re Cornelius)

Ruling
Debtor was denied discharge where the debtor made two material false oaths.
Procedural posture

The debtor filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. The United States trustee asserted that the debtor's discharge was to be denied pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(2) and 727(a)(4).

ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Turner v. Cornelius (In re Cornelius) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member

opinion summary, case decided on September 12, 2005 , LexisNexis #0106-028