Grayson et al v. Cathcart

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
In re
SCOTT CATHCART, 	No. 08-11845
Debtor(s).
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ALAN M. GRAYSON, et al.,
Plaintiff(s),
v. 	A.P. No. 08-1130
SCOTT CATHCART,
Defendant(s).
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Memorandum re Tax Returns
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A plaintiff with unclean hands is not entitled to relief from a court of equity in the form of an
order denying the dischargeability of a debt so long as there is a close nexus between a party's
unethical conduct and the transactions on which that party seeks relief. In re Uwimana, 274 F.3d 806,
810 (4th Cir. 2001). 	It is therefore necessary for plaintiff to produce the requested tax returns so that
defendant can prepare a proper defense. 	Plaintiff’s legitimate privacy concerns are protected by
allowing him the privilege of redacting irrelevant portions of the returns and restricting access to only
Entered on Docket
February 01, 2010
GLORIA L. FRANKLIN, CLERK
U.S BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Case: 08-01130 Doc# 35 Filed: 01/31/10 Entered: 02/01/10 15:12:59 Page 1 of 2

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counsel for defendant. Accordingly, with those protections, defendant’s motion for production of the
tax returns will be granted.
Counsel for defendant shall submit an appropriate form of order which counsel for plaintiff has
approved as conforming to this decision.
Dated: January 31, 2010
SAlan Jaroslovsky
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Case: 08-01130 Doc# 35 Filed: 01/31/10 Entered: 02/01/10 15:12:59 Page 2 of 2