Legal Opinion
Guay v. Burack
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 19, 2012No. 10-2513PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to apply the doctrine of judicial estoppel in somewhat unusual circumstances. While engaged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy action, the appellant, Kevin Guay, brought numerous claims against the appellees, government officials and a police officer, seeking damages for an allegedly illegal search of his property. Guay, however, failed to amend his bankruptcy schedules, as required, to disclose the existence of his claims as newly acquired assets prior to obtaining a discharge from bankruptcy. As a result, the appellees moved for summary judgment on the…
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