United States Fifth Circuit
Reed v. City of Arlington, 08-11098
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case in which debtors omitted a pending $1 million-plus judgment from their sworn statements and bankruptcy filings, the district court's order discharging debtors' debts is reversed where, to protect the integrity of judicial processes, judicial estoppel barred the trustee from collecting the judgment.
Appellate Information
- Decided 09/17/2010
- Published 09/17/2010
Judges
- Edith H. Jones
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit