An individual Chapter 11 debtor moved to re-open his case, which was closed to avoid quarterly UST fees. He also moved for a discharge. Hearing set for the same day. Let's talk about why that's a problem.
The problem is that he was trying obtain both results on the same day. UST objected and the court agreed that the case needs to be re-open long enough for creditors to object, if they're going to.
To read more and link to the Judge Russin's opinion: https://michaelricelaw.com/blog/2021/not-so-fast-debtor/
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