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§ 706(a)

In re Tufano

Ruling
Conversion to chapter 13 granted over trustee's objection where debtors' misstatements and omissions were due to erroneous advice of former counsel.
Procedural posture

Bankruptcy debtors moved to convert their Chapter 7 bankruptcy case to a case under Chapter 13 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a), the bankruptcy trustee objected to conversion on the grounds that the debtors were untruthful and could not propose a confirmable Chapter 13 plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 19, 2011 , LexisNexis #0511-066

In re Ortega

Ruling
Conversion to chapter 13 to avoid litigation on creditor's complaint granted in absence of bad faith.
Procedural posture

The chapter 7 debtors filed a motion to convert from chapter 7 to chapter 13 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a), an unsecured creditor objected based upon the good faith standard of established by the U.S. Supreme Court. The creditor had filed an adversary complaint against one debtor alleging the nondischargeability of liability under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(6) based on willful and malicious conduct of that debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 17, 2010 , LexisNexis #0910-126

In re Nelson

Ruling
Chapter 7 case converted to chapter 13 and reconverted to chapter 7 could not be reconverted to chapter 13.
Procedural posture

Debtor's chapter 7 case was converted to chapter 13, but the case was reconverted to chapter 7 without objection upon the debtors' failure to make payments required under their confirmed chapter 13 plan. The debtors moved to reconvert their case to chapter 13 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 21, 2009 , LexisNexis #1109-034

In re Glenn

Ruling
Conversion to chapter 13 denied because the debtor failed to show ability to fund a plan.
Procedural posture

Debtor filed a petition under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on February 11, 2009, and on April 3, 2009, she filed a motion under 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a), seeking an order converting her case to one under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. A trustee who was appointed to administer the debtor's bankruptcy estate filed an objection to the debtor's motion.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 03, 2009 , LexisNexis #0909-053

In re Buccolo

Ruling
Reconversion from chapter 7 to chapter 13 denied as proposed plan was not filed in good faith and was not feasible.
Procedural posture

Debtor filed a petition under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code and subsequently obtained permission to convert her case to one under chapter 7. The debtor filed a motion under 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a), seeking permission to reconvert her chapter 7 case to a chapter 13 case. The chapter 7 trustee and a creditor objected to the debtor's motion, questioning the debtor's good faith and the feasibility of her chapter 13 plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 25, 2008 , LexisNexis #0109-068

In re Shankman

Ruling
Debtor who filed chapter 13 case while original chapter 7 case was pending allowed to convert chapter 7 case to chapter 13 after dismissal of chapter 13 case.
Procedural posture

The debtor, who already had a chapter 7 case pending, filed a chapter 13 petition. The chapter 7 trustee and the primary secured creditor moved for the dismissal of the newly filed chapter 13 case. The debtor requested that the motions to dismiss be denied, and alternatively moved to convert his pending chapter 7 case to one under chapter 13 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 27, 2008 , LexisNexis #0408-011

In re Irmen

Ruling
Motion to convert denied as filed in bad faith.
Procedural posture

Debtor filed a voluntary petition under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and six months later, he filed a motion to convert his case to one under chapter 11, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a). Two creditors and the chapter 7 trustee filed objections to the debtor's motion.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 01, 2008 , LexisNexis #0308-082

In re Muth

Ruling
Debtor who converted case to chapter 7 could not reconvert to chapter 13.
Procedural posture

Chapter 7 debtors filed a motion pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 706(a) to reconvert their case to chapter 13.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 08, 2007 , LexisNexis #0108-011

In re Johnson

Ruling
Chapter 7 debtor's motion to reconvert to chapter 13 denied as late notice of deadline for objection was prejudicial to creditors.
Procedural posture

Debtors originally filed a voluntary petition under chapter 13 and later converted their case to chapter 7 in response to the chapter 13 trustee's motion to dismiss for failing to make timely payments. Debtors sought to reconvert their chapter 7 case to a chapter 13 case under 11 U.S.C. § 706(a).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 29, 2007 , LexisNexis #1107-134

In re Murray

Ruling
Discovery of extraordinary value of unique license plate was not grounds to reconsider conversion of case to chapter 7.
Procedural posture

After the debtor voluntarily converted his case to a case under chapter 13, the chapter 7 trustee subsequently learned of a valuable Delaware motor vehicle license plate with an estimated value between $200,000 and $250,000. The debtor failed to schedule his ownership of the license plate. The chapter 7 trustee moved to reconsider the order converting the debtor's case.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 24, 2007 , LexisNexis #1107-050