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In Re Norris

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided July 13, 1998No. 18-14018PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DOUGLAS O. TICE, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

Hearing was held June 2, 1998, on the motion to dismiss debtors’ bankruptcy case. Such motion was filed by the United States Trustee, who contends that debtors’ case runs afoul of 11 U.S.C. § 707(b) in that it represents substantial abuse of chapter 7. For the reasons set forth in this memorandum opinion the court will grant the trustee’s motion.

Findings of Fact

Debtors filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy on December 31,1997. Prior to that time, debtors amassed a substantial amount of debt, including $170,000.00 of secured debt for their home…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re Walter Green, Debtor. Walter Green v. A. Gray Staples, Jr., Assistant United States TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
  2. Zolg v. Kelly (In re Kelly)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  3. 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
  4. In Re AttanasioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1998
  5. In Re VianeseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1996

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In Re CrinkUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2009
  2. In Re LipfordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2008
  3. In Re VansickelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
  4. In Re AustinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2003
  5. In Re BouleUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009

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