In re McVay

7 Citing cases

  1. IN RE HAKE

    CASE NO. 4:07 CV 01091, BNK CASE. NO. 04-41352 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 3, 2007)

    Though the legal authorities cited by Buckeye make reference to the possibility that an intentional undervaluation of an asset could constitute a concealment, none impose the sanction requested by Buckeye of a forfeiture of an exemption to which Debtors are otherwise entitled regarding disclosed but undervalued assets. Under such circumstances, this Court agrees with the Bankruptcy Court and the holding in In re McVay, 345 B.R. 846 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2006) that the remedy, if any, for an asset originally disclosed but allegedly undervalued is to seek a denial of Debtors' discharge, which apparently Buckeye has also done in filing an Adversary Proceeding. In the Adversary Proceeding, according to the Bankruptcy Court, Buckeye complains that Debtors should be denied a discharge on the grounds that Debtors committed fraudulent acts and concealed property by failing to disclose or accurately describe assets.

  2. Reynolds v. Hurlbutt (In re Hurlbutt)

    1:20-bk-2553-HWV (Bankr. M.D. Pa. Dec. 23, 2021)   Cited 1 times

    Id. (citing In re Mc Vay, 345 B.R. 846, 849 (Bankr.N.D.Ohio 2006). "The reality is that mistakes do occur." Id.

  3. Rickabaugh v. Rickabaugh (In re Rickabaugh)

    1:20-bk-3505-HWV (Bankr. M.D. Pa. Aug. 10, 2021)   Cited 3 times

    However, "the existence of an inaccuracy in a debtor's schedules will not, standing alone, warrant any adverse action so long as the inaccuracy is inadvertent." Id. (citing In re McVay, 345 B.R. 846, 849 (Bankr.N.D.Ohio 2006). "The reality is that mistakes do occur."

  4. In re Gonyer

    383 B.R. 316 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2007)   Cited 12 times

    Yet, the existence of an inaccuracy in a debtor's schedules will not, standing alone, warrant any adverse action so long as the inaccuracy is inadvertent. In re McVay, 345 B.R. 846, 849 (Bankr. N.D.Ohio 2006). The reality is that mistakes do occur.

  5. In re Mathis

    No. 03-17884 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. Mar. 29, 2007)   Cited 6 times
    Following Goswami

    They can miss points that are obvious to others and may be obvious to them in retrospect or after some explanation. Ford v. Gillman (In re Ford), 336 B.R. 813 (10th Cir. B.A.P. 2006); In re McVay, 345 B.R. 846 (Bankr. N. D. Ohio 2006); Sheehan v. Lincoln Nat. Life, 257 B.R. 449 (N. D. W. Va. 2001). The debtor appears to have been afflicted with this lack of understanding.

  6. In re Sharp

    357 B.R. 760 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2007)   Cited 28 times
    Finding that in light of the debtor's financial acumen, even if she had been directed by a salesperson to list a misrepresentation, the debtor "was still, in the end, fully responsible for her statements"

    As this Court has previously observed: when in doubt, disclose. In re McVay, 345 B.R. 846, 850 (Bankr. N.D.Ohio 2006); United States Trustee v. Halishak (In re Halishak), 337 B.R. 620, 630 (Bankr. N.D.Ohio 2005).

  7. In re McVay

    363 B.R. 824 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2006)   Cited 18 times
    Holding that the debtor's failure to list firearms that were largely exempt still warranted a discharge denial, as the debtor was not aware the property was exempt when the false statements were made

    Although not in the context of paragraphs (a)(2) or (a)(4), the issue of scienter and fraud regarding the Debtors' failure to list the workers' compensation claim was previously addressed, by this Court, in the context of the Trustee's Motion to Strike Amended Schedules B and C and an Objection to Debtors' Claim of Exemptions. In re McVay, 345 B.R. 846 (Bankr. N.D.Ohio 2006). In denying the Trustee's request for relief, the Court made these findings: first, the Court found the fact that the Debtors failed to disclose the workers' compensation settlement but listed other exempted items troubling.