Legal Opinion

In re Hassan

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York

Decided March 19, 2015No. Case No. 12-43627-CECPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

CARLA E. CRAIG, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge

This decision resolves the motions of chapter 7 debtor Mohammed Hassan (the “Debtor”) to reconsider an order approving a settlement, between the chapter 7 trustee Richard E. O’Connell (the “Trustee”) and creditor Yair Kerstein (“Ker-stein”), that resolved the estate’s claims against Kerstein for $45,000, and to compel the Trustee to abandon those claims back to the Debtor. The Debtor raises various arguments, including that the Court overstepped its authority when it made a finding that the estate’s claims were barred by the…

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