Weatherall Radiation Oncology v. Caletri (In re Caletri)
Weatherall Radiation Oncology v. Caletri (In re Caletri)
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter came before the court on October 21-22, 2013, as a trial on the complaint of the plaintiff-creditor, Weathe-rall Radiation Oncology, a Louisiana Medical Corporation (“WRO”), against defendant-debtor David K. Caletri, M.D. (“Dr. Caletri”). WRO, in its complaint, sought to have the debt owed by Dr. Caletri declared non-dischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4) and (a)(6), and to prove that Dr. Caletri is not entitled to a general discharge of his debts pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(3), (a)(5) and (a)(6). The controversy concerns Dr. Caletri’s breach of a contract
I. Background Facts
WRO, was founded by Dr. Thomas Weatherall (“Dr. Weatherall”).
The underlying dispute arises out of an agreement between WRO and Dr. Caletri, executed on August 1, 2001, designating Dr. Caletri as a financial partner in WRO.
In response to Dr. Caletri’s departure from WRO, it filed suit and obtained a judgment after a full trial on the merits against Dr. Caletri in the 32nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Terre-bonne based on Dr. Caletri’s breach of his employment contract with WRO and the violation of the non-competition provision.
The judgment became executory before the appeal was finally resolved, and WRO filed and served a garnishment petition, notice of seizure, citation to garnishee and garnishment interrogatories on ROS and David Caletri, L.L.C., through their registered agent, Dr. Caletri, on October 27, 2011
On March 19, 2012, as a response to a rule for judgment pro confesso, the 32nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Terrebonne rendered a judgment pro con-fesso and garnishment against ROS and David Caletri, L.L.C. for the full amount of the $520,000 judgment rendered against Dr. Caletri plus attorneys’ fees and costs.
Dr. Caletri and his wife Angela B. Cale-tri filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief on August 27, 2012.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004 Dr. Caletri was examined by WRO on January 15, 2013.
Dr. Caletri appeared, was examined, provided certain documents, and promised to provide additional documents as an individual and as a representative of David Caletri, L.L.C. and ROS. Dr. Caletri, through his attorney, provided additional documents in response to subsequent discovery requests.
II. Legal Issues
A central purpose of the Bankruptcy Code is to provide a procedure by which certain insolvent debtors can reorder their affairs, make peace with their creditors, and enjoy a new opportunity in life with a clear field for future effort, unhampered by pressure and discouragement of preexisting debt.
a. 11 U.S.C.A. § 523(a)(6)
Under § 523(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, a debt arising from a “willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or to the property of another entity is not dischargeable.”
Applying the United States Supreme Court’s pronouncement that § 523(a)(6) requires actual intent to cause injury.
In this case Dr. Caletri testified he was motivated by a desire to have his own practice and had “worked too hard” to set up his own radiation oncology practice to continue working for WRO. Although his testimony was rejected by the state court and contested by WRO, Dr. Caletri also testified that he wanted to provide better coverage to his patients which may be an additional reason for his resignation, although this reason was not sufficient to provide “cause” to rightfully violate his employment contract. Although Dr. Cale-tri acted intentionally, he claims he did not intend to injure WRO.
The court finds, however, that Dr. Cale-tri intentionally took action that was substantially certain to cause injury to WRO. When Dr. Caletri effectively resigned on January 1, 2003, he immediately started billing both old WRO patients and new patients for radiation oncology treatment services. Dr. Weatherall had promoted Dr. Caletri as the predominant radiation oncologist for WRO in the Houma area and Dr. Caletri must have known that an immediate departure and essential takeover of the Houma radiation oncology field would cause financial injury to WRO.
Here it was substantially certain that WRO would suffer irreparable financial injury. WRO was the only radiation oncology practice in the relatively small Houma market. Dr. Caletri recruited at least twenty-five patients from WRO
An injury to an entity or property may be a willful and malicious injury if it was
In this case, WRO met the burden of proving a willful and malicious injury under § 523(a)(6). As a result of Dr. Cale-tri’s actions surrounding his breach of contract and violation of the non-competition agreement, Dr. Caletri intentionally acted in a way objectively, substantially certain to cause injury to WRO. The subsequent judgment and damages award by the state court are not subject to discharge through bankruptcy pursuant to § 523(a)(6).
b. 11 U.S.C.A. § 523(a)(2)(A)
One of the purposes of § 523(a)(2) is to ensure that the relief intended for honest debtors does not go to dishonest debtors.
Actual fraud consists of any deceit, artifice, trick, or design involving direct and active operation of the mind, used to circumvent and cheat another-something said, done or omitted with the design of perpetrating what is known to be a cheat or deception.
In this case the fraud claim fails when the second Acosta element is examined. There was no clear showing by WRO that at the time the 2001 agreement was executed Dr. Caletri knew that he did not intend to fulfill the contract. The 2001 agreement was executed because Dr. Cale-tri indicated to Dr. Weatherall that he wanted a larger share of the income. The agreement subsequently made Dr. Caletri a full financial partner in WRO which gave him the right to participate fully in the total income of WRO.
Although the remaining elements of § 523(a)(2)(A) may or may not have been satisfied by Dr. Caletri’s actions, the court need not analyze them in detail because the court finds that the second element of the Acosta test has not been met. The § 523(a)(2)(A) claim is dismissed,
c. 11 U.S.C.A. § 727(a)(2)(A)
Because this court has held the debt owed to WRO is non-dischargeable under § 523(a)(6), it should not be necessary to analyze the two still viable counts under § 727. But because of the insistence of WRO and the voluminous evidence offered at trial of § 727(a)(2) violations, the court will also examine with the remaining counts under the various subsections of § 727.
While the law favors discharges in bankruptcy, it will not ordinarily tolerate the debtor’s intentional departure from honest business practices where there is a reasonable likelihood of prejudice.
Under § 727(a)(2)(A), the court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless the debtor, with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor or an officer of the estate charged with custody of property
In order to deny a discharge under Section 727(a)(2)(A), the plaintiff must show: (1) a transfer [or concealment] of property; (2) belonging to the debtor; (3) within one year of the filing of the petition; and (4) with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor or officer of the estate.
At trial WRO proved that there is a glaring discrepancy in Dr. Caletri’s bank account disclosures. The payments from insurance companies for Dr. Caletri’s services are not accounted for in any bank account that Dr. Caletri disclosed. The majority of the deposits in the bank accounts that Dr. Caletri disclosed were deposits at regular intervals of exactly $4,000.00. The bank account statements did not show the multiple insurance payments receivable, due, and paid to Dr. Caletri for radiation oncology services.
Concealing debtor property includes conduct such as placing assets beyond the reach of creditors or withholding knowledge of the assets by failure or refusal to divulge information.
In this ease, Dr. Caletri is withholding knowledge of his assets by failing and/or refusing to divulge relevant information regarding the insurance payment deposits. In In re Pratt, 411 F.3d 561 (5th Cir. 2005) the debtor did not disclose a bank account in his bankruptcy filings. However, the court found it to be merely “troubling”, but not material or intentional so as to except the debtor from discharge in bankruptcy because the account was entirely inactive for a year and the account had no money in it.
The court finds Dr. Caletri is withholding information as revealed by his evasive trial testimony regarding the location of the insurance payments which is further evidence of concealment or transfer of his property. When asked where the money was located Dr. Caletri claimed ignorance of insurance billings and payment procedure. Dr. Caletri was previously a full financial partner at WRO, as such he had worked in radiation oncology thus receiving insurance payments for approximately 20 years, as well as running his own radiation oncology practice for a period. Dr. Caletri has at least reasonable business knowledge of the payment procedure.
The property concealed or transferred belonged to the debtor. Although Dr. Cal-etri worked and billed his services through ROS, Dr. Caletri had direct access to his ROS accounts, he was the sole member manager of ROS, and was able to withdraw funds from the account at his sole discretion and whim.
WRO also proved that Dr. Cal-teri’s concealment occurred within one year before the filing of the bankruptcy petition. A plaintiff must prove not that the original transfer or concealment was fraudulent but that the debtor’s continued concealment within one year of filing the petition was intended to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors.
In this case, the garnishment interrogatories were properly served on Dr. Caletri on October 27, 2011. The debtor was served with the garnishment petition, notice of seizure, citation to garnishee and garnishment interrogatories for the amount of the debt owed to WRO,
Absent a specific intent to defraud creditors, a discharge should not be denied.
In this case, there are several badges of fraud evidenced by Dr. Caletri’s conduct. Dr. Caletri retained possession, benefit, and use of his bank accounts. Dr. Caletri ignored the garnishment issued by the state court for the amount of the state court final judgment
The presumption of fraudulent intent has attached and the burden shifted to Dr. Caletri to demonstrate that he lacked fraudulent intent. He did not meet this burden because he did not provide any new, relevant information regarding the location of the funds. At his Rule 2004 examination, he stated that he did not know where the insurance payments for services provided in 2011 are located, but stated the possibility exists that the payments went into a Synergy account in his name.
Dr. Caletri concealed his property within one year before filing the bankruptcy petition and did so with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud. Although courts are hesitant to deny a discharge of bankruptcy to a debtor, the debtor in this case was in bad faith and intended to decrease the assets of the estate available to settle debts with creditors. The property transferred or concealed was material because it was money and/or accounts receivable which resulted in a substantial deprivation to WRO. The discharge in bankruptcy should be denied.
Under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(B):
The court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless — the debtor, with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor or an officer of the estate charged with custody of property under this title, has transferred, removed, destroyed, mutilated, or concealed, or has permitted to be transferred, removed, destroyed, mutilated, or concealed — property of the estate, after the date of the filing of the petition.92
To sustain an objection in order to deny a discharge under Section 727(a)(2)(B), the plaintiff must show: (1) a transfer of property; (2) belonging to the debtor; (3) after the filing of the petition; and (4) with the' intent to hinder, delay, or defraud a creditor or officer of the estate.
Under § 727(a)(2)(B), the same elements to deny a discharge under § 727(a)(2)(A) apply, with the notable difference being the time period which runs after the filing of bankruptcy. In the Matter of Perez, the bankruptcy court’s opinion relied on the existence of a pre-marital agreement between the Perezes, which established a separate property arrangement.
In this case, Dr. Caletri’s continued concealment after filing the bankruptcy petition was intended to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors. Dr. Caletri never disclosed the account information which was responsive to the subpoenas by WRO. Dr. Caletri also did not clearly explain the discrepancy in his trial testimony and instead claimed ignorance. Therefore the debtor continued to conceal property from his creditors, particularly WRO, after the filing of bankruptcy.
Because there was a concealment of property, belonging to the debtor, continuing after the filing of the petition, with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud WRO, Dr. Caletri should be denied a discharge from bankruptcy under § 727(a)(2)(B).
e. 11 U.S.C.A. § 727(a)(5)
Under § 727(a)(5), the court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless the debtor has failed to explain satisfactorily, before determination of denial of discharge, any loss of assets or deficiency of assets to meet the debtor’s liabilities.
In this case, because the elements for denial of discharge of bankruptcy have been satisfied pursuant to Sections 727(a)(2)(A) and 727(a)(2)(B), no further analysis is necessary under the lesser standard of Section 727(a)(5). Dr. Caletri was unable to explain the disappearance of insurance payments and the shortage of assets that were rightfully due and payable to WRO pursuant to the state court final judgment. Dr. Caletri breached the employment contract with WRO and the non-compete provision. That breach along with his diversion of payments due WRO and the unfair advantage he obtained at WRO’s expense, are all a pattern of conduct convincing the court that he has not explained the loss or deficiency of assets satisfactorily. Dr. Caletri also did not prove businesslike conduct because his argument was that he had no knowledge of the financial affairs of his company, which is not reasonable businesslike conduct. Because Dr. Caletri did not explain satisfactorily the loss of assets or prove businesslike conduct, WRO has proved a discharge in bankruptcy should not be granted pursuant to § 727(a)(5).
III. Conclusion
Pursuant to § 523(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, Dr. Caletri’s debt owed to WRO is excepted from discharge in bankruptcy, and the bankruptcy court denies discharge to Dr. Caletri for five hundred twenty thousand dollars ($520,000.00) plus legal interest from the date of judicial demand and expert fees of five hundred dollars ($500.00), pursuant to the state court final judgment. This court also denies a discharge in bankruptcy entirely pursuant to §§ 727(a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(5). A separate judgment will be entered in accordance with this memorandum opinion.
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall (10/21/13) 10:7-10:8.
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall (10/21/13) 10:7-10:10.
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall (10/21/13) 10:7-10:10.
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall (10/21/13) 10:7-10:10.
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall (10/22/13) 99:10-99:25.
. Trial Exhibit G.
. Trial Exhibit G.
. Trial Exhibit G.
. Trial Exhibit I (letter dated January 2, 2003, from Caletri's attorney, Craig Landry, regarding termination of the agreement between WRO and Caletri, with Caletri’s resignation being effective on January 1, 2003). Trial Exhibit H (fax from Terrebonne General Radiation Center to WRO of a letter from Caletri to Chairman of the Credential’s Committee, Chief of Staff of Terrebonne General Hospital, all medical staff officers, hospital administrators, etc. indicating Caletri’s resignation and cease of coverage for WRO).
. Trial Exhibit G. The term of the agreement was for one year and renewed automatically for successive one-year periods unless terminated. The initial one-year term commenced July 1, 2001. Absent advanced written notice of termination 60 days prior to the end of the term, the contract automatically renewed for an additional year.
. Trial Exhibit G. Paragraph 8 of the Agreement provides as follows:
8. Non-competition. Caletri, his successors, assigns, or professional corporations, will not during this term, nor for a period of two (2) years from the date of termination of this agreement, for any reason whatsoever, for cause or no cause, directly*660 or indirectly, practice radiation oncology, or own, manage, operate, join, control, be employed by, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of, or be connected in any manner with, any person or entity that competes with Weatherall in the provision of professional radiation oncology services in any Louisiana Parishes where Weatherall provides said services, specifically including the Parishes of Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri, (10/21/13) 163:22-164:8 & 199: 1-2 (Dr. Caletri’s testimony that his practice separated from Dr. Gould in May or June of 2011).
. Weatherall Radiation Oncology, a La. Med. Corp. v. David Caletri, Case No. 138488 (32nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Terre-bonne, La. 3/14/11). (P-1), Trial Exhibit A.
. (P-1), Trial Exhibit A.
. Trial Exhibit A.
. Trial Exhibit A.
. Weatherall Radiation Oncology, a La. Med. Corp. v. Caletri, 11-2394 (La.App. 1 Cir. 6/8/12) 2012 WL 2061460. (P-1), Trial Exhibit C.
. Trial Exhibit P.
. Trial Exhibit D.
. Case No. 12-12603 filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
. (P-l).
. Bankruptcy No. 12-12603, (P-45).
. Bankruptcy No. 12-12603, (P-47).
. Bankruptcy No. 12-12603, (P-47), related documents: (P-45), Trial Exhibit A.
. Bankruptcy No. 12-12603, (P-49), (P-50), (P-51).
. Trial Exhibit E.
. Grogan v. Garner, 498 U.S. 279, 111 S.Ct. 654, 112 L.Ed.2d 755 (1991); see generally U.S. Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C.A. § 101 et seq.
. Id.
. Laughlin v. Nouveau Body and Tan, LLC, 602 F.3d 417, 421 (5th Cir. 2010); see also Matter of Miller, 156 F.3d 598 (5th Cir. 1998).
. 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6).
. Kawaauhau v. Geiger, 523 U.S. at 61-62, 118 S.Ct. at 977, 140 L.Ed.2d 90 (1998) (noting that the language of Section 523(a)(6) emulates the definition of an intentional tort, which requires an actor to "intend the consequences of an act, not simply 'the act itself' ” (citing Restatement (Second) of Torts § 8A, cmt. a (1964); cf. In re Williams, 337 F.3d 504, 509 (5th Cir. 2003) citing In re Miller, 156 F.3d at 604 (5th Cir. 1998) (Despite similarities in the language, Section 523(a)(6) creates a narrower category of tortious conduct, not
. In re Williams, 337 F.3d 504, 509 (5th Cir. 2003); see State of Tex. By & Through Bd. of Regents of U. of Tex. Sys. v. Walker, 142 F.3d 813, 823 (5th Cir. 1998) (debtor committed the tort of conversion by keeping professional fees instead of remitting them to his employer, the University of Texas, in violation of his employment contract); Matter of Miller, 156 F.3d 598, 606 (5th Cir. 1998) (judgment creditor brought adversary proceeding to obtain determination that state court judgment against Chapter 7 debtor for misappropriation of proprietary information or misuse of trade secrets was nondischargeable debt).
. In re Keaty, 397 F.3d 264 (5th Cir. 2005); citing Grogan v. Garner, 498 U.S. 279, 291, 111 S.Ct. 654, 112 L.Ed.2d 755 (1991).
. Kawaauhau v. Geiger, 523 U.S. 57, 61, 118 S.Ct. 974, 140 L.Ed.2d 90 (1998); see also In re Shcolnik, 670 F.3d 624 (5th Cir. 2012).
. Miller v. J.D. Abrams, Inc. (In re Miller), 156 F.3d 598, 603 (5th Cir. 1998); In re Williams, 337 F.3d 504, 509 (5th Cir. 2003).
. In re Williams, 337 F.3d 504, 509 (5th Cir. 2003) (labor union brought adversary proceeding to except debt from discharge for Chapter 7 debtor’s "willful and malicious injury” in knowingly hiring nonunion labor in violation of terms of collective bargaining agreement ("CBA”) and in continuing to hire such labor even following entry of agreed judgment requiring him to abide by terms of the CBA. The dischargeability of debtor’s two debts to the Union depended upon the intentional or certain nature of the injury debtor inflicted upon the Union when he breached the CBA and defied the Agreed Judgment. The court held that: (1) an obligation arising from Chapter 7 debtor’s knowing breach of a CBA in hiring nonunion workers for construction project would not be excepted from discharge as debt for debtor’s “willful and malicious injury”; but (2) debt arising from Chapter 7 debtor’s contempt of court, in disregarding agreed judgment requiring him to abide by terms of the CBA and to only hire union labor for construction projects, was nondischargeable).
. Matter of Shuler, 722 F.2d 1253, 1254-55 (5th Cir. 1984); citing Brown v. Felsen, 442 U.S. 127, 138-39, 99 S.Ct. 2205, 2213, 60 L.Ed.2d 767 (1979).
. In re Miller, 156 F.3d 598, 606 (5th Cir. 1998); see generally In re Harwood, 404 B.R. 366 (Bankr.E.D.Tex. 2009), aff'd, 427 B.R. 392 (E.D.Tex. 2010), aff'd, 637 F.3d 615 (5th Cir. 2011).
. In re Harwood, 404 B.R. 366 (Bankr. E.D.Tex. 2009), aff'd, 427 B.R. 392 (E.D.Tex. 2010), aff'd, 637 F.3d 615 (5th Cir. 2011).
. In re Williams, 337 F.3d 504 (5th Cir. 2003).
. Kawaauhau v. Geiger, 523 U.S. 57, 59, 118 S.Ct. 974, 975-76, 140 L.Ed.2d 90 (1998).
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall, (10/21/13) 25:14-25:22.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri, (10/21/13) 43:1-43:8.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 32:7-32:25.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 43:3-43:8.
. In re Harwood, 404 B.R. 366 (Bankr. E.D.Tex. 2009), aff'd, 427 B.R. 392 (E.D.Tex. 2010), aff'd, 637 F.3d 615 (5th Cir. 2011); citing Matter of Miller, 156 F.3d 598, 604-06 (5th Cir. 1998) (further determining that the standard for the existence of a “willful” injury under Geiger had subsumed the Circuit’s former standard for determining “malicious” conduct under § 523(a)(6) ["without just cause or excuse”] and had eliminated any need to conduct a separate analysis on the malice element).
. In re Williams, 337 F.3d 504, 510 (5th Cir. 2003); citing Texas v. Walker, 142 F.3d 813, 823 (5th Cir. 1998) (noting "[i]f a factfin-der were to decide that [the debtor] knew of his obligations under the ... contract ... then [a factfinder] might also find that [the debtor] knowingly retained his professional fees in violation of the [contract], an act which he knew would necessarily cause the University’s injury. This, in turn, could result in a finding of ‘willful and malicious injury' ”)•
. Matter of Miller, 156 F.3d 598 (5th Cir. 1998).
. 11 U.S.C.A. § 523(a)(2)(A).
. In re Harwood, 404 B.R. 366 (Bankr. E.D.Tex. 2009), aff'd, 427 B.R. 392 (E.D.Tex. 2010), aff'd, 637 F.3d 615 (5th Cir. 2011).
. RecoverEdge L.P. v. Pentecost, 44 F.3d 1284, 1293 (5th Cir. 1995) (citing 3 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶ 523.08[5], at 523-57 to 58 (Lawrence P. King et al. eds., 15th ed. 1989)).
. In re Acosta, 406 F.3d 367, 372 (5th Cir. 2005), citing, In re Mercer, 246 F.3d 391, 403 (5th Cir. 2001).
. In re Morrison, 555 F.3d 473 (5th Cir. 2009).
. In re Acosta, 406 F.3d 367, 372 (5th Cir. 2005); citing In re Martin, 963 F.2d 809, 813 (5th Cir. 1992).
. In re Acosta, 406 F.3d 367 (5th Cir. 2005).
. Id.
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall, (10/21/13) 14:9-14:20 (giving Caletri the right to share in the income of all active radiation oncology practices of WRO at the time around Louisiana including Houma, Baptist, and Slidell).
. Trial Transcript, Caletri, (10/21/13) 41:19— 41:21.
. After dealing with a number of § 523 and § 727 adversaries over a 20 year period on the bench, this court still does not understand why a creditor with a good case under § 523 for non-dischargeability of the specific debt owed to him will insist that a complete discharge of all the other debts owed by the debtor be denied to the debtor under § 727. What does the creditor gain by opening the gates for all of the other creditors to compete with the creditor/plaintiff for collectability of his non-dischargeable debt?
. See generally 11 U.S.C.A. § 101 et seq.
. Matter of Chastant, 873 F.2d 89, 90 (5th Cir. 1989).
. 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(A).
. In re Pratt, 411 F.3d 561, 565 (5th Cir. 2005), citing In re Chastant, 873 F.2d 89, 90 (5th Cir. 1989).
. Trial Exhibit 54 (Only three deposits were non-round numbers); Trial Exhibit 54, p. 1 (Deposit in the amount of $2,396.72 on 08/17/2012; Trial Exhibit 54, p. 25 (Deposit in the amount of $1,979.38 on 11/02/2010); Trial Exhibit 54, p. 48 (Deposit in the amount of $131,660.17 on 09/22/2008).
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall (10/22/13) 72:21-72:25 (Weatherall was paying Caletri over $400,000 a year directly related to services rendered and subsequent money generated by patient treatment).
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 59:7-59:15.
. In re Scott, 172 F.3d 959 (7th Cir. 1999).
. In re Scott, 172 F.3d 959 (7th Cir. 1999).
. In re Pratt, 411 F.3d 561, 566 (5th Cir. 2005).
. Bankruptcy Case no. 12-12603 (E.D.La.), (P-6) Schedule B — Personal Property.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 86:1-88: 16 (Caletri testimony regarding ownership of Orange account, Capital one account, David Caletri, MD, Inc., A Professional Medical Corporation account, Hibernia bank account, ING account); Trial Exhibit 46 (Capital One account; Orange checking account); Trial Exhibit 46 (David Caletri, LLC account); David Caletri, MD, LLC account; Synergy account for Radiation Oncology of the South.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 63:15-64:21 (Caletri argues that Dr. Gould, his partner after his resignation from WRO, was also the accountant and ran the business-aspect of ROS; while Caletri's only duties were to see patients, circle codes to utilize in Code Master, give the information to Susie Guillot (billing clerk) and Dr. Gould, and the resulting money would be deposited into the ROS account.
. Trial Transcript, Weatherall (10/22/13) 71:14-72:15.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 56:8-56:16.
. 11 U.S.C.A. § 727(a)(2)(A).
. Matter of Perez, 954 F.2d 1026, 1028-29 (5th Cir. 1992).
. Id.
. Trial Transcript, Trial Exhibit P.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 52:15-52:18; see Trial Exhibit 54.
. Matter of Chastant, 873 F.2d 89, 90-91 (5th Cir. 1989).
. Matter of Chastant, 873 F.2d 89, 90-91 (5th Cir. 1989); citing In re Glaser, 49 B.R. 1015 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 1985).
. Matter of Chastant, 873 F.2d 89, 90-91 (5th Cir. 1989); citing In re Glaser, 49 B.R. 1015 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 1985).
. In re Pratt, 411 F.3d 561 (5th Cir. 2005).
. See Beaubouef v. Beaubouef (In re Beaubouef), 966 F.2d 174, 177 (5th Cir. 1992); Hibernia Nat. Bank v. Perez, 124 B.R. 704, 708 (E.D.La. 1991) aff'd sub nom. Matter of Perez, 954 F.2d 1026 (5th Cir. 1992).
. In re Dennis, 330 F.3d 696 (5th Cir. 2003); citing In re Schmit, 71 B.R. 587, 590 (Bankr. D.Minn. 1987).
. In re Pratt, 411 F.3d 561, 566 (5th Cir. 2005).
. (P-1), Trial Exhibit D.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 52:15-52:18.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 56:8-56:16.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 53:11— 53:25.
. Trial Transcript, Caletri (10/21/13) 53:11— 53:25.
. 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2)(B).
. In re Dennis, 330 F.3d 696 (5th Cir. 2003); Matter of Chastant, 873 F.2d 89, 90 (5th Cir. 1989); citing In re Reed, 18 B.R. 462 (Bankr. E.D.Tenn. 1982).
. Matter of Perez, 954 F.2d 1026 (5th Cir. 1992).
. Matter of Perez, 954 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir. 1992).
. Matter of Perez, 954 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir. 1992).
. Matter of Perez, 954 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir. 1992).
. 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(5).
. Id.
. 3 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶ 727.
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