Legal Opinion
In Re Blair
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided October 16, 1997No. 19-10099PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES B. HAINES, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the court is the United States Trustee’s motion seeking dismissal of Rodney A. Blair’s voluntary Chapter 7 petition pursuant to Code § 707(b). 1 For the reasons set forth below, I conclude that granting the debtor Chapter 7 relief would be substantial abuse and, therefore, that his bankruptcy case will be dismissed unless he voluntarily converts to Chapter 13 within ten days.
FACTS
Blair’s most recent Chapter 7 petition, filed March 12, 1997, is his third, and his second in just over six years. Schedules I and J, filed with the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- In Re Eugene Wayne Koch, Debra Marie Nelson-Koch, Debtors. Barbara G. Stuart, United States Trustee v. Eugene Wayne Koch, Debra Marie Nelson-KochCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Hagel v. Drummond (In Re Hagel)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- In Re SchnabelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
- In Re MastromarinoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1996
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re BlairUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1998