Gebhardt v. Chesley (In re Chesley)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT ON UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S OBJECTIONS TO DISCHARGE

K. Rodney May, United States Bankruptcy Judge

This consumer bankruptcy case was commenced nearly five years ago, on July 21,2011 (the “Petition Date”).1 Less than two months before the Petition Date, Mr. Chesley (“Debtor”) received about $336,644 from settling a personal injury claim.2 That would have paid a substantial amount of the debts he owed. Another $340,000 from the settlement was transferred to his attorney’s trust account to cover an unliquidated amount of legal fees. In the two months leading to the…