Legal Opinion
In Re Keniston
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided March 31, 1988No. 17-10500PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. YACOS, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case is before the court upon a sua sponte motion by the court under § 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code questioning whether this case should not be dismissed as a “substantial abuse” of chapter 7 of the Code. The court previously took evidence on the question but before rendering a decision noted the possibility of the constitutional invalidity of the statute in question and directed further briefing and hearing on the constitutional question. See In re Keniston, 60 B.R. 742 (Bankr.D.N.H.1986).
The United States, acting through the attorney…
2Cases cited117 opinions
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- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Stewart v. United States Trustee (In Re Stewart)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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