- 28 U.S.C.
In re Scarfia
Nov
30
2012
Ruling
Case dismissed for improper venue where debtor's business interests and domicile were in another district.
Procedural posture
Debtor filed a petition under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), acting as receiver for a Puerto Rico bank, filed a motion for an order under 28 U.S.C.S. §§ 1408 and 1412, 11 U.S.C.S. § 105(a), Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1014 that dismissed the debtor's case or transferred venue to the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. The debtor opposed the FDIC's motion.
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