Bankr. No.:
03-50144
Adv. No.:
03-5009
Chapter:
7
Date of Decision:
January 31, 2005
Issue:
Whether Debtor should be denied a discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(4)(A)?
Ruling:
Where Debtor failed to accurately value his interest in a closely held corporation on his schedule of personal property, failed to fully and accurately disclose his gross income for 2001, 2002, and 2003 to the petition date on his original statement of financial affairs, and through other inaccuracies in his schedules and statement of financial affairs demonstrated both his cavalier attitude toward the Court and his creditors and his recklessness in preparing his schedules and statement of financial affairs, Debtor would be denied a discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(4)(A).
Full Bankruptcy Court Decision:
