Marrama v. Citizens Bank
Feb
21
2007
Ruling
Denial of debtor's motion to convert to chapter 13 was an appropriate response to debtor's fraudulent conduct.
Procedural posture
Petitioner bankruptcy debtor filed a voluntary petition under chapter 7 and made a number of statements about his principal asset, a house in Maine, that were misleading or inaccurate. The debtor filed a notice of conversion to chapter 13 which was denied. On appeal, the First Circuit rejected the debtor's argument that 11 U.S.C. § 706(a) gave him an absolute right to convert to chapter 13. Certiorari was granted.
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Court
: U.S. Supreme Court