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Holstein v. Knopfler (In Re Holstein)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 2, 2005No. 14-40741PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A. BENJAMIN GOLDGAR, Bankruptcy Judge.

This is the latest chapter in the “seemingly endless bankruptcy” of Chicago lawyer Robert A. Holstein. Bank One v. Knopfler (In re Holstein), Nos. 00 B 18138, 03 A 638, 2004 WL 26516, at *2 (Bankr.N.D.Ill. Jan. 5, 2004). In September 2003, Holstein was denied a discharge. Some months later, Holstein brought an action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois against his former bankruptcy lawyers, alleging that their malpractice in the handling of his bankruptcy case led to the denial of discharge.

Believing that the malpractice action…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Barbara Payne v. Michael PauleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  4. Barnhill v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Nehmelman v. Penn National Gaming, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011
  2. Gierum v. Glick (In re Glick)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017
  3. Putzier v. Ace Hardware Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014
  4. In Re De HertoghUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2009
  5. SG & CO. NORTHEAST, LLC v. GoodUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011

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