In re Newton

MEMORANDUM DECISION RE MOTION TO REOPEN CASE AND VACATE DISCHARGE

S. MARTIN TEEL, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.

The court will reopen this case but deny the debtor’s request to obtain an order vacating his discharge.

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The debtor filed a voluntary petition commencing this case on August 10, 2010. His schedules reflected that he:

• owned two real properties, both of which were worth far less than the amount of mortgage debts against them;

• was leasing a car pursuant to which he owed $3,003.54;

• owed tax debts to the District of Columbia and the United States; and

• owed a student loan of $43,087.65.

The…