Legal Opinion

First Commercial Financial Group, Inc. v. Hermanson (In Re Hermanson)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided January 14, 2002No. 07-03647PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RONALD BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

First Commercial Financial Group, Inc., (“First Commercial”) objects to the discharge of John A. Hermanson (“Herman-son”), alleging as grounds that he failed to keep adequate records and failed to explain satisfactorily the loss of assets he once owned. These are reasons to deny a discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(3) 1 and (a)(5). 2 First Commercial has moved for summary judgment. 3 For the reasons stated below, the Court grants First Commercial’s motion and denies the Debtor a discharge under § 727(a)(5).

I. Background

In December 1992,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Milissa Garside v. Osco Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. In Re Seymour Chalik, Debtor. Seymour Chalik v. Harold D. Moorefield, Jr., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  3. In the Matter of Malen A. Juzwiak, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Friedel v. City of MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Fannie B. Kalis v. Colgate-Palmolive Company, Millen True Value Hardware and Millen HardwareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Structured Asset Services, L.L.C. v. Self (In Re Self)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2005
  2. Stathopoulos v. Bostrom (In Re Bostrom)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002
  3. Tow v. Henley (In re Henley)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2012
  4. Cohen v. Olbur (In Re Olbur)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
  5. Jeffrey M. Goldberg & Associates, Ltd. v. Holstein (In Re Holstein)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003

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