Legal Opinion
Caterpillar, Inc. v. Gonzalez (In Re Gonzalez)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.
Decided December 16, 2003No. 18-26091PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARRY L. LESSEN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether the Debtor should be denied a discharge under the provisions of 11 U.S.C. §§ 727(a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5).
In 1981, the Debtor/Defendant, Angel L. Gonzalez, started a sole proprietorship known as Universal Service Company. Universal purchased Caterpillar construction equipment and parts from Caterpillar dealers and resold them to its customers. Most of Universal’s customers were in Central and South America, although it did have some customers based in the United States.
Sometime prior to 1993, Caterpillar…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Meridian Bank v. Eugene Alten, Marlene Alten, and Thomas J. Subranni, Trustee Eugene and Marlene AltenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- In the Matter of Ben F. Garman, Bankrupt. The Northern Trust Company v. Ben F. GarmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- In the Matter of Daniel J. Yonikus and Carolyn S. Yonikus, Debtors. Appeal of Daniel J. YonikusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In re ChavinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- In the Matter of Robert P. Krehl, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Bauman v. Post (In Re Post)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2006
- Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A. v. Kane (In Re Kane)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2012
- Gary J. Rotella & Associates, P.A. v. Bellassai (In Re Bellassai)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2011
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