Legal Opinion
Perlin v. Hitachi Capital America Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 3, 2007No. 06-3199PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Hitachi Capital America Corporation (“Hitachi”) appeals from the Bankruptcy Court’s order denying its motion to dismiss the voluntary joint bankruptcy petition filed by Steven J. Perlin and Cristine A. Perlin under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Hitachi sought dismissal of the petition under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a), on the ground that the Perlins had filed the petition in bad faith. The Bankruptcy Court denied Hitachi’s motion, reasoning that the Perlins had been truthful with the court and their creditors and had not engaged in the kind of manipulative conduct at…
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