Tucker v. Devine (In Re Devine)

MEMORANDUM ON DISCHARGE

HAROLD LAVIEN, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Plaintiff in this proceeding, William H. Tucker, the United States Trustee, seeks to bar the discharge of the Debtor, Bernard A. Devine, pursuant to Section 727 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Plaintiff relies on subsections (a)(3) and (a)(7), which provide:

The Court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless—(a)(3) the debtor has . .. failed to keep or preserve any recorded information, including books, documents, records, and papers, from which the debtor’s financial condition or business transactions might be ascertained, unless such…