Legal Opinion
Katz v. Department of Justice (In Re Bellucci)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 1983No. Bankruptcy Appeal 82-9062PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Jr., . Chief Judge.
The trustee has appealed from the bankruptcy judge’s November 9, 1982 order, 24 B.R. 493, denying his application for equitable subordination of a tax claim filed by the Internal Revenue Service. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
Elio Bellucci, the debtor, was a practicing attorney who lost his license due to misconduct, including the misuse of more than $500,000 of his clients’ funds. On April 14, 1980 a group of Bellucci’s defrauded clients filed an involuntary chapter 7 petition. The IRS filed a proof of claim for unpaid taxes and interest in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In the Matter of Mobile Steel Company, Debtor. Elaine E. Benjamin v. Lester Y. Diamond, as Trustee in Bankruptcy for Mobile Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- In Re Branding Iron Steak HouseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Nicholson v. Core (In Re Carolee's Combine, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
- In Re BellucciUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Koenecke & Sons, Inc. v. HeymanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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- Boyajian v. DeFusco (In Re Giorgio)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
- In Re Stern-Slegman-Prins Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1988
- United States v. Hooks (In Re Hooks)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1984
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