Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Miranda
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 12, 2007No. Civil No. 07-1301 (GAG), Bankruptcy No. 06-0559 (SEK)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge.
Debtors Ivan Acosta Rivera (“Acosta”) and Ana A. Balseiro Chacon (“Balseiro”) moved to dismiss their Chapter 7 petition pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 521(f)(1) and 521(i)(2) on the ground that they had failed to make certain required filings. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico (“Bankruptcy Court”) entered an order nunc pro tunc excusing the debtors from the filing requirements and finding moot the debtors’ dismissal request. The debtors now appeal before this court. For the reasons set forth below, the court REVERSES…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jeffrey and Jeffrey v. DesmondCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Vicenty Ex Rel. Torres v. San Miguel Sandoval (San Miguel Sandoval)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Miller v. Cameron (In Re Miller)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2008