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§ 706(a)

In re Fields

Ruling
Conversion to chapter 13 denied on grounds of bad faith.
Issue(s)
Should debtor’s discharge be set aside and the case converted to chapter 13 on the debtor’s motion?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 17, 2016 , LexisNexis #0716-053

In re Schweickert

Ruling
Chapter 7 case reconverted to chapter 13 due to debtor's improved financial circumstances and lack of bad faith.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 19, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-059

In re Cliwa

Ruling
Conversion from chapter 7 to chapter 13 denied where debtor acted in bad faith, had not established eligibility and could not show that creditors would not receive less than in chapter 7.
Issue(s)
Should debtor's chapter 7 case be voluntarily converted to chapter 13?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 14, 2016 , LexisNexis #0516-092

In re Gordon

Ruling
Motion to convert chapter 7 case denied where there would be grounds for conversion or dismissal under chapter 11.
Issue(s)
Whether the court should grant debtor's expedited motion to convert her case from chapter 7 to chapter 11 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #1015-057

In re McLawhorn

Ruling
Debtor in case converted to chapter 7 could not convert back to chapter 13.
Issue(s)
Could debtor who converted chapter 13 case to chapter 7 reconvert the case to chapter 13?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 02, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-131

In re Jennings

Ruling
Conversion to chapter 13 denied as attempt to prevent recovery of assets and block adversary proceeding.
Procedural posture

The chapter 7 debtors filed a motion to convert their case to chapter 13 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a). A chapter 7 trustee objected on the grounds that the conversion would be a bad faith effort to further the concealment of the assets and the false oaths made by the debtors.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 19, 2013 , LexisNexis #0413-059

In re Basil St. Partners LLC

Ruling
Case converted to chapter 11 absent bad faith.
Procedural posture

Four petitioning creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition under chapter 7. One secured creditor was involved in a prepetition state court action to foreclose a contested mortgage lien encumbering the alleged debtor's real property, a development project that was operated by a receiver. The debtor filed a motion to convert its case to chapter 11, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on June 28, 2012 , LexisNexis #1012-091

Levesque v. Shapiro (In re Levesque)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not abuse discretion in denying debtors' motion to convert to chapter 11 due to untruths.
Procedural posture

Appellant chapter 7 debtors sought review of a judgment from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, which granted their motion to reopen their case but denied their motion to convert to chapter 11. On appeal, the debtors argued that appellee chapter 7 trustee had no standing to be heard with respect to the motions because he had filed his final report and been discharged.

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Court :
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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 25, 2012 , LexisNexis #0912-129

In re Nordin

Ruling
Conversion to chapter 13 denied on reconsideration due to new evidence of bad faith.
Procedural posture

Chapter 7 trustee and a creditor filed a joint motion to reconsider and vacate a court order granting the debtor's motion to convert from chapter 7 to chapter 13 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 09, 2012 , LexisNexis #0512-132

In re Joung

Ruling
Conversion to chapter 11 denied without prejudice where debtor could propose plan that would provide full recovery to creditors.
Procedural posture

A bankruptcy debtor moved to convert her Chapter 7 case to a case under Chapter 11 pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 706(a), a creditor opposed the conversion based on the debtor's bad faith in failing to disclose assets and transfers.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 10, 2011 , LexisNexis #0711-127