Legal Opinion
In Re Tran
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California
Decided April 2, 2010No. 09-10549PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Regarding Conduct of Debtors’ Former Counsel
ALAN JAROSLOVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Background
The schedules filed in this Chapter 7 case by attorney Joel J. Margolis contained horrific omissions, including a furniture store filled with furniture, a $13,000.00 bank account, a 2008 Mercedes automobile, and real property. These omissions only came to light through serendipitous notification by the bank where the deposit was held and by diligent investigation by the Chapter 7 trustee, Jeffry Locke, and his employees.
Pursuant to § 704(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, Locke had a duty to…
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