In Re Glass

577 F.2d 537 In re Bernard Glass, a/k/a Bernard Glass, M.D., and Jeannette Marie Glass, Bankrupt. Bernard GLASS and Jeannette Marie Glass, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MILLER & KEARNEY, a legal corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 76-2623. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 22, 1978. Leo F. Sullivan (argued), of Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Rock Zaitzow (argued), San Diego, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before KOELSCH and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and EAST, * District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 The sole question on this appeal is one of law: does the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court extend to the adjudication of the question of the reaffirmation by the bankrupt of a discharged debt? We are clear that the answer is "no." 1 2 The statutory provision which the district court thought conferred jurisdiction constitutes one of the 1970 amendments to the Bankruptcy Act (Pub.Law 91-467, 84 Stat. 990 , October 19, 1970) and reads as follows: "The bankrupt or any creditor may file an application with the (bankruptcy) court for the determination of…