United States v. Sivaram (In re Sivaram)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Carlota M. Bóhm, United States Bankruptcy Judge

The United States Trustee (“UST”) moves for dismissal of this case pursuant to IT U.S.C. § 707(b)(3) alleging the Debtors’ Chapter 7 filing is an abuse of the bankruptcy system.1 While the Debtors concede they failed to disclose a significant increase in income immediately following *271their bankruptcy filing, they insist any omission was inadvertent and that the totality of the circumstances does not warrant dismissal of their case.2 The Court agrees with the UST that allowing the Debtors to continue with this Chapter 7 case would…