In Re William Mitchell Dolin, Debtor. William Mitchell Dolin v. Northern Petrochemical Company Lake River Corporation Airosol Corporation

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

The debtor, William Mitchell Dolin, appeals a denial of discharge from bankruptcy. This appeal presents the question whether chemical addiction and compulsive gambling satisfactorily explain the deficiency of the debtor’s assets in meeting his liabilities under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(5) and justify the debtor’s failure to keep records under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(3). We hold that they do not and affirm the District Court order which affirmed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court denying discharge.

Dolin is a recovering cocaine addict and compulsive gambler who…