Legal Opinion
Taunt v. Barman (In Re Barman)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 21, 2000No. 19-42147PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amended
Opinion and Order Denying Motion to Suppress
STEVEN W. RHODES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Defendant Norman Barman’s motion to suppress evidence raises interesting and novel issues about the processes that are constitutionally required in connection with a trustee’s inspection of a debtor’s residence. Because of the close nexus between government authority and a chapter 7 trustee, the Court concludes that the fourth amendment does apply to such an inspection. However, because in this case the trustee’s conduct in obtaining a court order authorizing the inspection was “reasonable” under prevailing…
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