Legal Opinion

Lincoln Savings Bank v. Freese (In Re Freese)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 14, 2011No. BAP 11-6055PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHERMER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Debtor, Jay Freese (the “Debtor”), appeals from the ruling of the bankruptcy court 1 denying his discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(4). 2 We have jurisdiction over this appeal from the final judgment of the bankruptcy court. See 28 U.S.C. § 158(b). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

ISSUE

The issue on appeal is whether the bankruptcy court properly denied the Debtor’s discharge under § 727(a)(4)(A).

BACKGROUND

On September 10, 2009, the Debtor filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. In Re Seymour Chalik, Debtor. Seymour Chalik v. Harold D. Moorefield, Jr., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Korte v. United States Internal Revenue Service (In Re Korte)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. Mervyn M. MERTZ, Appellee, v. JoAnn ROTT, Julie Rott Kessel, National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Kaler v. Charles (In re Charles)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  2. McDermott v. Petersen (In re Petersen)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 2017
  3. U.S. Tr. v. Beard (In re Beard)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2018
  4. United States Trustee v. Govani (In re Govani)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2014
  5. Dantzler v. Zulpo (In re Zulpo)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2018

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