Schwan v. Seivers (In Re Seivers)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

STEVEN W. RHODES, Bankruptcy Judge, Sitting by Assignment.

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John D. Seivers, the debtor, has filed a motion for a new trial of this adversary proceeding following this Court’s decision denying his discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2) and (4). Specifically, the Court had concluded that Seivers had fraudulently concealed and transferred assets, and had knowingly filed false schedules. Seivers, who is now represented by new counsel, contends that his original attorney, Matthew Skeen, should have withdrawn from representing him pursuant to Disciplinary…