In re Wilcox

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO CONVERT TO CHAPTER 11 PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 706(b) OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, TO DISMISS THIS CHAPTER 7 CASE PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 707(a) FOR CAUSE

Jeff Bohm, United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. Introduction

The dispute at bar arises from a motion of the U.S. Trustee (the “UST ”) to convert a debtor’s case from Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 706(b) or, in the alternative, to dismiss pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(a) (the “Motion”). [Doc. No. 20].1 This Court held an eviden-tiary hearing on the merits of the Motion, and for the…