In Re Beyer

MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING DEBTOR’S MOTION FOR EARLY DISCHARGE

KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Bankruptcy Judge.

Otto E. Beyer, an individual Chapter 11 debtor, seeks an early discharge (Doc. No. 787) in this Chapter 11 case pursuant to Section 1141(d)(5)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, 1 which requires an individual debtor to wait until all payments are completed under a confirmed Chapter 11 plan before receiving a discharge of his debts unless “the court orders otherwise for cause.” 2 Beyer here argues that he has demonstrated “cause” because he needs to avoid paying federal taxes on potential “forgiveness of…