Viegelahn v. Lopez

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge

This case comes before the Court on appeal from the March 10, 2015 Bankruptcy Court’s orders granting the debtors’ motion to voluntary dismiss their Chapter 13 case, and dismissing as moot the trustee’s motion to modify the confirmed plan. The trustee—the appellant here—argues that the Bankruptcy Court erred in permitting the debtors—the appellees—to dismiss their Chapter 13 case because the debtors acted in bad faith. The debtors argue that, under Chapter 13, they had an absolute right to dismiss their case, regardless of any…