Keefe v. Keefe

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ROBERT SOMMA, Bankruptcy Judge.

By his complaint in this adversary proceeding, Donald R. Lassman, as he is Chapter 7 trustee in this bankruptcy case, objects to the discharge of the defendant and debtor, John J. Keefe, III, under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(3) on the basis that he destroyed certain documents and records from which his financial condition or business transactions might be ascertained. The matter having been duly tried and briefed, the Court now enters the following findings of fact and rulings of law. For the reasons set forth below, the debtor shall be denied a…