Marjorie Lynch v. Gabriel Jackson

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Keenan joined.

THACKER, Circuit Judge:

Gabriel and Monte Jackson filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. Marjorie Lynch, the Bankruptcy Administrator for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1 moved to dismiss the case as an abuse because the Jacksons used the National and Local Standard amounts 2 for certain categories of expenses rather than the actual amount of their expenses, which were less than the standardized amounts. The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina…