Legal Opinion
Diane Weil v. Edward Elliott
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2017No. 16-55359PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WATFORD, Circuit Judge:
The debtor in this case, Edward Elliott, filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition that fraudulently omitted a key asset: his own home. No one discovered the fraud while his bankruptcy case remained pending, and he eventually received a discharge of his debts under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a). Months later, the Chapter 7 trustee learned of the fraud. She filed an adversary proceeding against Elliott in which she requested, among other relief, a revocation of his discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727(d). As relevant here, § 727(d) provides that, upon the trustee’s request, “the…
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