No. 19-1088
Gerson Irving Fox v. Elissa Miller, Chapter 7 Trustee
Tags: admissible-evidence bankruptcy bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-code-section-727(a)(3) civil-procedure competent-evidence debtor-discharge discharge evidentiary-standard judicial-discretion recordkeeping recordkeeping-requirements summary-judgment
Latest Conference:
2020-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
Upon proof of failure to keep adequate books and records, a debtor's discharge may be withheld under section 727(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code unless the debtor shows in response that recordkeeping was "justified under all of the circumstances." The provision has led to wildly inconsistent decisions.
The question presented is whether a justification for recordkeeping "under all of the circumstances," where supported by competent, admissible evidence, may be weighed and overruled on summary judgment?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a justification for recordkeeping 'under all of the circumstances,' where supported by competent, admissible evidence, may be weighed and overruled on summary judgment?
Docket Entries
2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 6, 2020)
Attorneys
Gerson Irving Fox
Gerson Irving Fox — Petitioner