In Re Ha Thi Nguyen-Gassaway

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON THE DEBTOR’S OBJECTION TO PROOF OF CLAIM OF HANK NGUYEN

JEFF BOHM, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

The twin goals of bankruptcy are payment of claims and allowing a debtor to obtain a fresh start. In re T-H New Orleans Ltd. Partnership, 188 B.R. 799, 807 (E.D.La.1995), aff'd, 116 F.3d 790 (5th Cir.1997). Part and parcel to these goals, the bankruptcy court must determine which claims are allowable and which must be disallowed. The creditor’s claim at issue in the dispute at bar falls into the latter category. While the proof of claim filed in this case is not deficient…