One reason that a judge can deny or revoke a bankruptcydischarge is that the debtor lied about certain information in thebankruptcy process. However, does that apply even if theinformation that was lied about turned out to be irrelevant? Forexample:
During Fiona's bankruptcy proceeding, she was asked whether shehad ever been sued. Fiona responded that she had not. In fact,Fiona had once been sued for intentional infliction of emotionaldistress after a rather embarrassing incident that Fiona wouldrather not discuss. Therefore, she lied about never having beensued. It turns out that the referenced suit had been settled earlyin the case and the whole incident was many years ago and has nofinancial impact whatsoever on Fiona today. Fiona's debts weredischarged in bankruptcy after the proceeding.
What if the creditors of the bankruptcy or the trustee want thedischarge to be revoked because of Fiona's lie?
Should the judge revoke the discharge because of the lie eventhough it would not have had any impact on the case?
Review and cite the following case and find relevant citationsin the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to support your argument.
Dale Alleman v. Brett J. Kitson, 341 Fed. Appx. 234 (7th Cir.2009)
A full IRAC essay is appropriate for this assignment butis not necessary. You can answer probably construct a good answerin three to five well-organized paragraphs.
One reason that a judge can deny or revoke a bankruptcy discharge is that the debtor lied about certain information in t
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