Legal Opinion
In Re: Katherine D. Weiner, Debtor. Steven L. Weiner v. Perry, Settles & Lawson, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1998No. 97-16049PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Steven L. Weiner, a Chapter 7 debtor, appeals the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (“BAP’s”) affirmance of the bankruptcy .court’s order denying him a discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(4)(A). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). Because we hold that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion when it entered the order denying the discharge, we reverse.
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Steven Weiner, an attorney who specializes in personal injury litigation, filed a Chapter 11 voluntary bankruptcy petition in June 1990, which he subsequently converted to Chapter 7 in April 1991. 1 On his…
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