No. 19-1088

Gerson Irving Fox v. Elissa Miller, Chapter 7 Trustee

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: admissible-evidence bankruptcy bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-code-section-727(a)(3) civil-procedure competent-evidence debtor-discharge discharge evidentiary-standard judicial-discretion recordkeeping recordkeeping-requirements summary-judgment
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a justification for recordkeeping 'under all of the circumstances,' where supported by competent, admissible evidence, may be weighed and overruled on summary judgment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Upon proof of failure to keep adequate books and records, a debtor’s discharge may be withheld under section 727(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code unless the debtor shows in response that recordkeeping was “Justified under all of the circumstances.” The provision has led to wildly inconsistent decisions. The question presented is whether a justification for recordkeeping “under all of the circumstances,” where supported by competent, admissible evidence, may be weighed and overruled on summary judgment? ;

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Gerson Irving Fox
Gerson Irving Fox — Petitioner
Gerson Irving Fox — Petitioner