Searles v. Riley

MEMORANDUM ***

Chapter 7 debtor Ruth Searles appeals from the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, which affirmed the bankruptcy court’s order denying her a discharge, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(B) & (a)(4)(A), and awarding the Chapter 7 trustee a monetary judgment. After a trial, the bankruptcy court found that Ms. Searles and her husband (who was not a debtor in the bankruptcy) failed to list assets on the Chapter 7 schedule and attempted to conceal those assets from the trustee, that the Searles had prevented the proceeds of a sale of an insurance agency from becoming property…