Gonzales v. Steffien (In Re Steffien)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MARK B. McFEELEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court following a trial on the merits to consider whether to revoke the discharge received by Defendant Alvin Theodore Steffien (Mr. Steffien) pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(d)(2). At issue is whether Mr. Steffien’s failure to turnover to the Chapter 7 Trustee proceeds from the sale of certain real property in which he held a one-third vested remainder interest as of the date of the filing of his bankruptcy petition warrants a revocation of the discharge. After consideration of the parties’ arguments and the record of…