20bk17679, 20ap00426
Upon the complaint, brought by plaintiff/trustee, objecting to the defendant/debtor’s discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(5) based on the debtor’s failure to satisfactorily explain the dissipation of $70,159.22 in the year prior to filing for bankruptcy, following trial, held:  The plaintiff has made a prima facie showing that, prior to the commencement of the debtor’s chapter 7 case, the debtor had funds sufficient to satisfy the $51,617.00 in unsecured claims that he now seeks to discharge and that the debtor has, despite his claims of gambling losses, failed to sufficiently explain the dissipation of the funds.  Judgment is, therefore, entered in favor of the plaintiff.