Legal Opinion
Chorches v. Freitas (In Re Freitas)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 18, 2001No. 19-30255PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ALBERT S. DABROWSKI, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
In this adversary proceeding the Plaintiff, Ronald I. Chorches, the Chapter 7 Trustee (hereafter, the “Trustee”), through a two-count Complaint filed September 17, 1999, 1 seeks to deny the Debt- or, Armando Freitas, Sr. (hereafter, the “Debtor” or “Defendant”), his bankruptcy discharge. Count One of the Complaint, based on 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(5), 2 alleges the Debtor has failed to satisfactorily explain the loss of $83,000.00 within five (5) months of the July 6, 1999, filing of his Chapter 7…
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