IN RE CHAVIN

No. 97-3085.

150 F.3d 726 (1998)

In re Leonard CHAVIN, Debtor.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Factor (argued), Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago, IL, Eric J. Rietz, Torshen, Spreyer, Garmisa & Slobig, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Thomas M. Arnett (argued), Chicago, IL, for Debtor-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and ESCHBACH, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

Leonard Chavin was petitioned into Chapter 7 bankruptcy by his creditors. On the basis of false statements and misleading omissions by Chavin in his bankruptcy schedules and other filings in the bankruptcy proceeding, the trustee in bankruptcy asked the bankruptcy judge to deny Chavin a discharge of his debts. That judge, seconded by the district judge, granted summary judgment for the trustee, finding 17 instances in which Chavin had either concealed...

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