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Hass v. Hass (In Re Hass)

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided January 24, 2002No. 18-01678PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL OF SECTION 727(a) CLAIM

AD LAI S. HARDIN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

At issue in this contested matter is whether a creditor who has filed an adversary proceeding objecting under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a) to discharge of a debtor in a Chapter 7 case may dismiss her Section 727(a) claim (which claim, if successful, would benefit all creditors) in exchange for consideration received from the debtor which would benefit only the creditor. 1

Debtor-defendant Hyman Hass (“Hy-man”) sued his then wife plaintiff Barbara Hass (“Barbara”) in the Connecticut state court for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State Bank of India v. Chalasani (In re Chalasani)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  2. In Re MooreUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1985
  3. Hage v. Joseph (In Re Joseph)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1990
  4. Russo v. Nicolosi (In Re Nicolosi)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1988
  5. In Re MargolinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 1992

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Bank One v. Kallstrom (In Re Kallstrom)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  2. Itria Ventures LLC v. Chadha (In re Chadha)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2019
  3. The Cadle Co. v. ReedDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2008
  4. Washington 1993, Inc. v. Hudson (In Re Hudson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 2009
  5. Butler v. Almengual (In Re Almengual)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2003

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