Baker v. Department of Interior
Baker v. Department of Interior
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Lynda J. Baker appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of
Under the doctrine of judicial estoppel, Baker “is precluded from pursuing claims about which [s]he had knowledge, but did not disclose, during [her] bankruptcy proceedings ...” See id. The record shows that Baker knowingly failed to disclose her pending Equal Employment Opportunity claim as an asset in her bankruptcy schedules and financial statement. The record also shows that both the bankruptcy court and Baker’s creditors relied on the disclosure statements and schedules, and the bankruptcy was subsequently discharged. Accordingly, the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants based on judicial estoppel. Id. at 782-83.
AFFIRMED.
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