Legal Opinion
In re: Ernesto A. Melendez Perez
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 28, 2020No. 12-03808Unknown
1Opinion
1 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 2 FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 3 IN RE: CASE NO. 12-03808 (ESL) 4 ERNESTO A. MELENDEZ PEREZ CHAPTER 11 5 Debtor 6 7 OPINION AND ORDER 8 The pending issue in this case is its closure, that is, its finality. A chapter 11 case is not 9 officially over until the bankruptcy court closes it by entering a final decree. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 10 3022 states that “[a]fter an estate is fully administered in a chapter 11 case, the court, on its own 11 motion or on motion of a party in interest, shall enter a final decree closing the case.” Bankruptcy 12 Rule 3022…
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- In re MendezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
- In re Swiss Chalet, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2012