IN RE SCOTT

No. 97-2062.

172 F.3d 959 (1999)

In the Matter of Richard E. SCOTT, Debtor. Ronald R. Peterson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard E. Scott, Defendant-Appellee. In the Matter of Douglas W. Scott, Debtor. Ronald R. Peterson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas W. Scott, Defendant-Appellee. In the Matter of Douglas H. Scott, Debtor. Ronald R. Peterson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas H. Scott, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Chorvat (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Richard E. Scott, pro se.

Douglas W. Scott, pro se.

Douglas H. Scott, pro se.

Michael K. Desmond, Chicago, IL, U.S. Trustee, Office of the United States Trustee, Peoria, IL, Sandra T. Rasnak, Office of the United States Trustee, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae U.S. Trustee.

Richard M. Bendix, Jr., Bret A. Rappaport, Malcolm M. Gaynor (argued), Schwartz, Cooper, Greenberger & Krauss, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Bret A. Rappaport.

Before CUDAHY, MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

The United States Trustee appointed Ronald R. Peterson bankruptcy trustee for the bankruptcies of Richard Scott, Douglas W. Scott, and Douglas H. Scott. Peterson brought an adversary complaint against them, seeking a denial of the discharge of their debts. The complaint alleged that the Scotts intentionally concealed their assets, and failed to keep and preserve adequate financial information. The bankruptcy court found against the trustee,...

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