In re Derosa-Grund

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON THE DEBTOR’S MOTION TO REOPEN CHAPTER 7 CASE PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 350 [Doc. No. 92]

Jeff Bohm, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. Introduction

At bar is a dispute between Hollywood insiders and a Texas outsider concerning certain rights involving a blockbuster movie from 2013 entitled “The Conjuring.” In the 1982 movie entitled “The Verdict,” Paul Newman, who had the starring role as a solo practitioner suing a hospital for medical malpractice, delivers a brief closing to the jury which includes the following line: “We become tired of hearing people lie.” This Court…