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Federal Judge Sean Lane held a hearing yesterday in the case that Rudy Giuliani brought asking for bankruptcy protection. The judge said "the difficulties that we've encountered in this case in terms of transparency will continue and dog the case." What he means is that he is tired of Giuliani stalling and refusing to obey his direct orders, such as presenting a complete list of all his assets and liabilities. Many of them are sheltered in a series of LLCs owned by other LLCs.
Lane has said he will issue a ruling by tomorrow. That almost certainly means he has made up his mind and probably already has the ruling in Microsoft Word ready to go and merely needs to click on "Print." If Lane dismisses the case, Giuliani would be required to immediately liquidate his assets and use the proceeds to start paying his creditors, including the two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million judgment against him. If Giuliani refuses, Lane could appoint a trustee to do it for him. (V)