Legal Opinion
Barben v. Donovan (In Re Donovan)
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 2008No. 07-13915PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
This is a bankruptcy appeal. The order under review denies the motion of appellant Barben, an unsecured creditor, to dismiss Donovan’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case as abusive. The issue presented is whether we have jurisdiction. We conclude that we do not.
I. Statement of Facts
As a result of a divorce settlement, Cindy Barben holds a $54,000 judgment against her ex-husband, Donald Donovan. The judgment is unsecured and is fully dischargeable in bankruptcy. Donovan filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition on February 17, 2004, prior to the passage of the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse…
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