In re Krueger
Mar
07
2014
Ruling
Case dismissed for cause due to debtor's lack of credibility and misconduct.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's case be dismissed due to lack of credibility and dishonest manipulation of court system?
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In re Simmons
Feb
04
2014
Ruling
Inheritance received just prior to petition date did not create grounds for voluntary dismissal.
Issue(s)
Whether debtor's motion to dismiss her chapter 7 case for cause under 11 U.S.C.S. § 707(a), which was filed shortly after her receipt of an inheritance, should be granted.
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In re Focus Capital Inc.
Jan
10
2014
Ruling
Postconversion dismissal for bad faith denied.
Issue(s)
Should converted case be dismissed as filed for no bankruptcy purpose and as part of a "scorched- earth" strategy to avoid the consequences of their extra-bankruptcy litigation.
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In re Akbarian
Dec
18
2013
Ruling
Voluntary dismissal denied absent cause.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's motion for voluntary dismissal be granted.
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Piazza v. Nueterra Healthcare Physical Therapy LLC (In re Piazza)
Jun
26
2013
Ruling
Bad faith does provide grounds for dismissal for cause.
Procedural posture
Chapter 7 debtor appealed the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida that affirmed a bankruptcy court's dismissal of his chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for bad faith under 11 U.S.C.S. § 707(a) on the motion of appellee creditor.
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In re Cantelli
Jan
04
2013
Ruling
Case dismissed for bad faith due to incomplete financial disclosures, intent to avoid taxes and lavish spending.
Procedural posture
In this chapter 7 case, the United States Trustee filed a motion to dismiss due to bad faith under 11 U.S.C.S. § 707(a).
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In re Quinn
Dec
28
2012
Ruling
Dismissal or conversion denied where failure to include information in disclosures was insufficiently egregious.
Procedural posture
The United States Trustee (UST) filed a motion to dismiss debtors' chapter 7 bankruptcy case pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 707(a), alternatively to convert the case to a chapter 11 proceeding.
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In re Doremus
Dec
17
2012
Ruling
Case dismissed due to debtor's failure to appear at creditors' meeting.
Procedural posture
Before the court was the chapter 7 trustee's Motion to Dismiss debtor's Chapter 7 Petition. Debtor sought a continuance.
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Movant v. Thornton (In re Thornton)
Jul
12
2012
Ruling
Ineligibility of debtor for discharge did not mandate dismissal.
Procedural posture
The U.S. Trustee filed a motion to dismiss a joint debtor pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 707(a) on the grounds that he was not eligible to receive a discharge under 11 U.S.C.S. § 727(a)(8).
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In re Bryant
Jul
03
2012
Ruling
Case dismissed for bad faith where debtor led lavish lifestyle and filed solely to avoid creditor's judgment.
Procedural posture
Debtor filed a petition under chapter 7, and movant creditor filed a motion to dismiss the debtor's bankruptcy case, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 707(a), on the grounds that the debtor filed his case in bad faith. The court denied the debtor's motion for summary judgment and held a hearing on the creditor's motion.
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