Ex-Prehired CEO Blocked From Suing Trustee Under Bankruptcy Law

June 2, 2025, 6:30 PM UTC

The former CEO of the fallen tech boot camp Prehired violated a bankruptcy shield rule when he sued the company’s Chapter 7 trustee without obtaining a court’s permission, a judge concluded.

Judge Thomas M. Horan of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held in a May 30 opinion that former executive Joshua Jordan should have sought court leave before suing trustee Don Beskrone in a federal district court, as required under the “Barton doctrine.”

Jordan, who directed the company that was forced to shut down after allegedly luring students into a scam training program, admitted to withdrawing ...

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