Legal Opinion
New York v. Sokol (In Re Sokol)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 11, 1994No. 19-22143PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Bankruptcy Judge:
Abraham Sokol (“Sokol”) filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition on January 13, 1994. On April 22, 1994, the State of New York (“State”) commenced an adversary proceeding under 11 U.S.C. § 523 to determine the dischargeability of a debt up to $5 million that Sokol allegedly owes to the State stemming from a state court conviction for grand larceny in the second degree. As part of his sentence, Sokol was directed to pay restitution in the sum of $222,255.38 (the “Restitution Judgment”) and the…
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3Cited by30 opinions
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