Smith v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., No. 10-1565 (2d Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseA debtor, his wife, and sister ("appellants") sought to reopen debtor's Chapter 7 bankruptcy case for the purpose of pursuing an adversary proceeding against the trustee of debtor's estate and one of the trustee's bondholders. At issue was whether the district court properly determined that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellants' motion to reopen and properly dismissed appellants' complaint. The court held that the bankruptcy court acted well within its discretion in denying the motion where the adversary claims against the trustee were entirely without merit. The court also held that, in light of the meritless appeal, appellants and their counsel were ordered to show cause as to why they should not be sanctioned.
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