Legal Opinion

CBS, Inc. v. Folks (In Re Folks)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 26, 1997No. BAP No. CC-95-1957-ZOH, Bankruptcy No. LA 93-54736-KL, Adversary No. 94-01732-KLPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZIVE, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS

CBS Inc. (“CBS”) filed a Complaint on March 28, 1994 Objecting to Discharge (“complaint”) of the debtor Byron Allen Folks (“Folks”). The complaint was filed within the sixty day statute of limitations of Rule 4004(a). 2 Only the trustee, a creditor, or the United States Trustee can object to the discharge. § 727(c)(1). 3 CBS claims its creditor status based upon an alter ego claim against Folks for the debts of BYCA Television Distribution, Inc. (“BYCA”). BYCA is also a debtor in its own Chapter 7 case.

Folks contends CBS does not have a…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Bagdadi v. NazarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by36 opinions

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