William S. SWICEGOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William T. GINN, Jr., Defendant-Appellee

Debtor Swicegood appeals the district court’s denial of debt discharge in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(4)(A). He contends that the district court was clearly erroneous in finding that the omission of certain items from his bankruptcy schedule constituted an intentional false oath under § 727(a)(4)(A) and was related to a material matter. We affirm the district court’s finding on both counts.

I. FACTS

On November 13, 1987, Appellant William S. Swicegood (“Swicegood”) filed for relief under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Swice-good’s debts totalled $861,778.19.…