Legal Opinion
In Re Glunk
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 12, 2006No. 19-00062PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERIC L. FRANK, United States Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In the course of administering a bankruptcy docket, a bankruptcy judge is obliged, from time to time, to decide whether a debtor is seeking to abuse the spirit of the Bankruptcy Code and is acting in bad faith. If such a finding is made, a court will deny the debtor access to the rehabilitative provisions of the Code and will dismiss the debtor’s bankruptcy case. As one court has observed, an issue of this type
unavoidably involves the bankruptcy court in difficult value judgments. It’s an unpleasant job, but someone has to do…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- In the Matter of Charles Holtkamp and Holtkamp Farms, Inc., Debtors-Appellants. Charles Holtkamp and Holtkamp Farms, Inc. v. Ronald E. LittlefieldCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- In Re David G. Zick, Debtor. Industrial Insurance Services, Inc. v. David G. ZickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Kasischke v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Ralph Janvey v. Peter RomeroCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
- In Re ChanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re FergusonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
- Jensen v. Froio (In Re Jensen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
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