Ellman v. Baker (In re Baker)

ORDER AFFIRMING THE BANKRUPTCY COURT

STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III, District Judge.

Legal claims owned by debtors Michael and Suzie Baker were not disclosed to the bankruptcy court until years after the close of the Bakers’ bankruptcy case. Upon learning of these claims, the bankruptcy trustee (“the Trustee”) reopened the bankruptcy case to dispose of them. The Bakers responded by amending their bankruptcy schedules to claim related exemptions. Over the objections of the Trustee, the bankruptcy court allowed the amendments despite the Bakers’ failure to disclose their claims during the initial…