Adding Creditors After the Case has Been Closed

[California]

Fun hypo:

Case was closed because debtor did not file there debtor education course. They want to re-open to add the debtor ed certificate so they can get the discharge. At the same time they now have a creditor that they forgot to list on schedule F and they want money from them (lets just say the debt owed to the creditor was pre-petition debt),

Could they simply re-open and amend schedule F?

What are the possible problems with doing that (eg. creditor not given fair time to confront debtor at 341 or time to file adversary over dischargeability - eg. willfull malicious conduct)

[JRScott]

You'd have to file a motion with the court to reopen the case.

You'd then need to file the certificate missing.

Once reopened you could file additional amended forms such as you suggest.