Legal Opinion
Riazuddin v. Schindler Elevator Corp. (In Re Riazuddin)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 12, 2007No. BAP No. 06-011, Bankruptcy No. 04-22822-NLJPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Appellants Mohammad and Sadia Ria-zuddin (Debtors) and the Chapter 7 Trustee Susan Manchester (Trustee) appeal the bankruptcy court’s order denying their motions to reopen the Debtors’ Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. 1 The bankruptcy court denied the motions to reopen because it found the Debtors and the Trustee were judicially estopped from pursuing an unscheduled personal injury claim against Schindler Elevator Corporation (Appellee). For the following reasons, we revei*se the decision of the Bankruptcy Court.
I. Background
On February 16, 2004, Debtor Sadia Riazuddin was…
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