Vaughn v. Gold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division MICHAEL STEPHEN VAUGHN, Appellant, 1:25-cv-00217-MSN-IDD v. H. JASON GOLD, Appellee. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Appellant Michael S. Vaughn filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy four years ago. His case was converted into a Chapter 7 liquidation due to his failure to disclose multiple pre-petition transfers. In the course of managing the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Estate, the United States Trustee, the appellee here, obtained court-approved counsel. Among other things, Counsel for the Trustee (“Counsel”) initiated an…