Legal Opinion
Smith v. Silverman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 20, 2011No. Docket 10-1565-bk (L), 10-1655-bk (con)PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
Richard A. Smith (“Smith” or “debtor”), his wife Nelsi Smith, and his sister Carole Ann Caruso (jointly, “appellants”), seek to reopen debtor’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case for the purpose of pursuing an adversary proceeding against Kenneth P. Silverman (“Silverman” or “trustee”), who was the Chapter 7 trustee of debtor’s estate, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”), one of the trustee’s bondholders. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York (Dorothy T. Eisenberg, Judge) denied appellants’ motion to reopen, In re Smith, 400 B.R. 370, 372…
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