Matter of Mother Hubbard, Inc.

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• finding no excusable neglect where creditor consciously decided not to file a claim in hopes of increasing chances for a successful reorganization
• “Although [the creditor] may have made a bad decision in failing to timely file his claim, making such a conscious decision is not ‘excusable.’ Indeed [the creditor’s] decision is not ‘neglect’ -- it was a voluntary omission within his sole control.”
• “Although [the creditor] may have made a bad decision in failing to timely file his claim, making such a conscious decision is not ‘excusable.’ Indeed [the creditor’s] decision is not ‘neglect’ -- it was a voluntary omission within his sole control.”
• “Although [the creditor] may have made a bad decision in failing to timely file his claim, making such a conscious decision is not ‘excusable.’ Indeed [the creditor’s] decision is not ‘neglect’ -- it was a voluntary omission within his sole control.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).