In re Jones
Jul
25
2007
Ruling
Impoverished debtor granted waiver of filing fee.
Procedural posture
The debtor filed an application for waiver of the chapter 7 filing fee.
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Court
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- 28 U.S.C.
In re Eadie
Jul
24
2007
Ruling
Debtor whose income exceeded poverty guidelines was not entitled to waiver of filing fee.
Procedural posture
The debtor filed with her petition an application for waiver of the chapter 7 filing fee, claiming qualification under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f). That section permitted the court to waive the filing fee if, inter alia, the debtor had income less than 150 percent of the income official poverty line.
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In re Davis
Jul
20
2007
Ruling
Debtor who was able to place amount of filing fee in escrow as required by legal aid society was not entitled to waiver of filing fee.
Procedural posture
The debtor filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, seeking to waive the chapter 7 filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f).
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Court
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- 28 U.S.C.
In re Stickney
Jun
14
2007
Ruling
Debtor who could afford to pay filing fee in monthly installments was not entitled to waiver.
Procedural posture
The debtor filed a voluntary petition under chapter 7 and an application, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1), for waiver of the chapter 7 filing fee. Two months after the court granted the debtor's application for waiver of the filing fee, the trustee in bankruptcy filed a motion to vacate the court's order.
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Court
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- 28 U.S.C.
In re Markison
Apr
23
2007
Ruling
Reconsideration of fee waiver denied as trustee failed to inquire about possible tax refund at creditors'meeting.
Procedural posture
Movant, a chapter 7 trustee, sought reconsideration of the court's prior order denying his first motion to reconsider an order granting a fee waiver to a chapter 7 debtor under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1). At issue was whether the trustee had identified new evidence affecting the propriety of the waiver that was unavailable when the waiver was originally granted as well as any effect on the issues of Interim Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006(b)(2).
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Court
:
- 28 U.S.C.
In re Perez
Feb
27
2007
Ruling
Debtors just over financial threshold for waiver of filing fee granted extension of payment schedule.
Procedural posture
The debtors filed a motion for reconsideration of the court's order denying their application for a waiver of the filing fee for their chapter 7 case under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1).
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Court
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- 28 U.S.C.
In re Bradshaw
Aug
25
2006
Ruling
Application fo filing fee waiver denied where debtor had excess monthly income sufficient to pay in installments.
Procedural posture
A chapter 7 debtor filed an application asking the court to waive the bankruptcy filing fee in her case as allowed under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1). The chapter 7 trustee objected to the application, contending that the debtor had not correctly and fully disclosed her monthly income. In response to the trustee's objection, the debtor filed amended schedules and an amended fee waiver application with the court.
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In re Laury
Aug
15
2006
Ruling
Waiver of filing fee granted where debtor was below 150% poverty standard.
Procedural posture
A debtor filed an application to waive the chapter 7 bankruptcy filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f).
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Court
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- 28 U.S.C.
In re Burr
Jun
02
2006
Ruling
Debtor's motion to waive filing fee requirement was denied since debtor failed to show inability to pay fee in installments.
Procedural posture
Debtor filed a pro se petition for chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. With her petition, she moved for a waiver of the applicable filing fee.
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In re Ortiz
May
11
2006
Ruling
Court denied debtor's application to proceed in forma pauperis and directed them to pay filing fee in installments since their low income level was temporary.
Procedural posture
Debtors, a husband and wife, filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis and for a waiver of their chapter 7 filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1930(f).
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