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In Re Okon

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 15, 2004No. 19-05552PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A. BENJAMIN GOLDGAR, Bankruptcy Judge.

This chapter 7 case came before the court on the motion for turnover filed by Trustee Joseph Cohen against debtor Bob Okon. Alleging that the debtor wrongly sold property belonging to the bankruptcy estate and then pocketed the proceeds, the trustee sought an order under section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 542, requiring the debtor to turn the proceeds over. The court held an evidentiary hearing at which only the debtor and the trustee testified.

The court now makes the following findings of facts and conclusions of law.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. In the Matter of Daniel J. YONIKUS and Carolyn S. Yonikus, Debtors. Appeal of Daniel J. YONIKUSCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Fischer Investment Capital, Inc. v. Cohen (In Re Cohen)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2005
  2. Merritt v. Rizzo (In Re Rizzo)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
  3. In Re FloresUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
  4. Cohen v. Ulz (In Re Ulz)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2008
  5. Krol Ex Rel. Bankruptcy Estate of Mason v. Crosby (In Re Mason)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2008

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