Georgia

Court held that equitable remand of removed state court action was appropriate as the removal was improper. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)

Motion to transfer venue granted as the court lacked the authority to retain the case. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)

Confirmation denied as debtor's chapter 13 plan was essentially a disguised chapter 7liquidation seeking to discharge debts that would not be dischargeable in a conventionalchapter 7. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)

Motion to convert chapter 7 case to a chapter 11 case was denied as cause existed to immediately reconvert or dismiss the case if conversion was granted. (Bankr. M.D. Ga.)HOLDINGSL [1]-A debtor's motion to convert his Chapter 7 case to a Chapter 11 case under 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a) was denied under the totality of the circumstances as the debtor had not filed tax returns, which would constitute cause for dismissal under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1112(b)(4)(I); [2]-The debtor could not insure the estate against diminution, which would constitute cause under § 1112(b)(4)(C); [3]-Cause existed under § 1112(b)(4)(A) as allowing the debtor to propose a liquidating Chapter 11 plan for a single asset estate would subject the estate to continuing diminution without a reasonable likelihood of rehabilitating his finances; [4]-He had no reliable source of income to offset Chapter 11 expenses; [5]-He inappropriately attempted to dissuade the trustee from representing the estate's interests; [6]-If the case were converted, cause existed to immediately reconvert or dismiss the case.Woodruff, In re, 2018 Bankr. LEXIS 125 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. January 19, 2018) (Laney, III, B.J.).