Giuliani’s bankruptcy case was thrown out. Now he has to fight his debts in court

A federal judge has dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy after an eight-month court battle trying to get to the bottom of his financial state.

The disgraced former New York City mayor filed for bankruptcy protection after a jury ordered him to pay two Georgia election workers nearly $150m for defaming them in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.

Those women are not alone. Giuliani has also been sued by voting machine companies and a former aide who accused him of sexual misconduct, among others.

The end of his bankruptcy case does not let him off the hook for his mountain of debts. In all, he stands to owe more than $153m.

His creditors will now be able to rely on the courts to collect what they’re owed, including pressing for court orders to seize his properties and other assets.

Judge Sean Lane’s 22-page on July 12 order also restricts Giuliani from seeking bankruptcy protection for one year.

The order will allow election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss to continue to try to collect on their defamation verdict, which has effectively been frozen during bankruptcy proceedings.

Giuliani’s attorneys believe ending his bankruptcy case will give him the best shot at appealing.

But under the order from the judge overseeing the defamation case, Giuliani will have to post a $148m bond to begin the process of an appeal that would block efforts from Freeman and Moss to start collecting on that judgment. It is unclear whether Giuliani has the cash or the means to do that.

Giuliani listed nearly $153m in existing or potential debts and assets north of $11m at the time of his bankruptcy filing, though his actual net worth is unclear. His properties include a Manhattan apartment that was on the market for $6m