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D. Hawaii· 6/23/1988

In Re Brown

Citations

  • 88 B.R. 280
  • 19 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 387
  • 1988 Bankr. LEXIS 1107
  • 17 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1296
  • 1988 WL 75060

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  • finding lack of good faith where pre-petition the debtor transferred all of his assets in order to keep his creditors from reaching them
  • finding a lack of good faith where the debtor earned a substantial income and transferred the profits of his medical practice to avoid paying a malpractice judgment
  • single creditor, debtor capable of earning substantial income, ability to repay through adjustment of lifestyle, and intent to abuse Bankruptcy Code combined to move court to dismiss Chapter 7 claim
  • finding a lack of good faith where the debtor earned a substantial income and transferred the profits of his medical practice to avoid paying a malpractice judgment
  • dismissing case of successful ophthalmologist who engaged in prebankruptcy asset planning to remove more than $700,000 from the reach of creditors and who sought to avoid an obligation to a recipient of cataract surgery who lost all vision in her right eye
  • dismissing case of successful ophthalmologist who engaged in prebankruptcy asset planning to remove more than $700,000 from the reach of creditors and who sought to avoid an obligation to a recipient of cataract surgery who lost all vision in her right eye

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Judges: Jon J. Chinen

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