Jaster v. Schmidt (In Re Schmidt)

ORDER DENYING JURY TRIAL

LINDA B. RIEGLE, Chief Judge.

The Debtor/Defendant, Robert G. Schmidt (“Schmidt”) has filed a demand for a jury trial in an adversary action filed by creditor Kirk Jaster (“Jaster”).

Jaster’s complaint seeks to revoke Schmidt’s discharge under § 727(d) on the stated ground that Schmidt knowingly and fraudulently concealed an ownership interest in “Hytech Environmental Services, Inc.” Schmidt demands a jury trial upon the stated grounds that “the crux of the complaint is that the Defendant engaged in fraud.” (Defendant’s Brief, p. 3, lines 5-6). “The issue of whether the…