Legal Opinion
Dieffenbach v. Haworth
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 16, 2009No. 08-5791-bkUnpublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
In 2004, pro se appellant Jeffery Dief-fenbach moved to reopen his former father-in-law John Brian Haworth’s chapter 7, “no asset” bankruptcy. See 11 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. Dieffenbaeh now appeals from the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s orders (1) declining to remove Barbara Katz as bankruptcy trustee, and (2) denying Dieffenbach’s request for damages from Haworth’s estate. “[W]e review the bankruptcy court decision independently, accepting its factual findings unless clearly erroneous but reviewing its conclusions of law de novo.” In re Enron Corp., 419 F.3d…
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