Case Name: In re CURLE
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1914-10-03
Citations: 217 F. 688
Docket Number: No. 7809
Parties: In re CURLE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 217
Pages: 688–688

Head Matter:
In re CURLE.
(District Court, N. D. California, First Division.
October 3, 1914.)
No. 7809.
1. Bankruptcy (§ 415 ) — Discharge — Hearing — Attendance by Bankrupt.
Bankr. Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, •§ 7, 30 Stat. 548 (U. S. Comp. St. 1913, § 9591), providing that a bankrupt shall attend the hearing on his application for a discharge, if filed, requires the bankrupt to attend such hearing, though he may have removed from the district.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bankruptcy, Cent. Dig. §§ 698-708, 719, 723, 724, 726, 728; Dec. Dig. § 415.*]
2. Bankruptcy (§ 415*) — Application for Discharge — Hearing—Attendance by Bankrupt.
Bankr. Act 1898, § 7, providing that a bankrupt shall not be required to attend for examination at a place more than 150 miles from bis home or place of business, does not apply to a hearing on an application for the bankrupt’s discharge, so as to excuse him from attending the hearing on such application; he having removed from the district pending the proceedings.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bankruptcy, Cent. Dig. ‘§§ 698-708, 719, 723, 724, 726, 728; Dee. Dig. § 415.*]
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of R. S. Curie.
D. E. von Schenck, for petitioners.
Houghton & Houghton, of San Francisco, Cal., opposed.
For other cases see sapae topic & § number in Dec, & Am. Digs. 1907 to date, & Rep'r Indexes

Opinion:
DOOEING, District Judge.
The question as to whether or not a bankrupt is required to attend the hearing upon his application for a discharge having been presented to the court by the referee herein, it is the judgment of the court that the provisions of section 7 of the Bankruptcy Act . require, such attendance, and that the bankrupt may not avoid such attendance by removing from the district.
It is also the opinion of the court that, even if the provision that a bankrupt may not be required to attend at a place more than 150 miles from his home or place of business did apply to a hearing upon an application for discharge, the bankrupt could not avail himself thereof, if pending the bankruptcy proceedings he removed from the district.