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Paul Francis v. John O. Desmond, United States Trustee

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 19-9011 · judgment April 27, 2021


Certiorari denied · April 18, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the First Circuit Court of Appeals committed error when affirming judgment from the Bankruptcy Court Appellate Panel refusing to reverse the Bankruptcy Court order regarding Appellant’s failure to Comply with Court Order To Update since it was error of law and/or abuse of discretion of the Bankruptcy Court, sua sponte and pursuant to 11 U.S.C Section 727(a)(6)(A), to deny Appelant a discharge in lieu of automatic dismissal per 11 U.S.C Section 521(i)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Carmenelisa Perez-Kudzma
Perez-Kudzma Law Office. P.C.

For respondent
Taruna Garg
Murtha Cullina, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 18 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 29 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
  3. Mar 14 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Mar 14 2022
    Brief of respondent John O. Desmond, Chapter 7 Trustee in opposition filed.
  5. Sep 23 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 14, 2022)