Legal Opinion
United States Trustee v. Duncan (In Re Duncan)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 23, 1996No. 17-70091PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
M. BRUCE McCULLOUGH, Bankruptcy Judge.
This opinion is issued in response to, and subsequent to the hearing on August 13,1996 regarding, the motion of the U.S. Trustee requesting that respondent’s Chapter 7 ease be dismissed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b). The U.S. Trustee asserts that dismissal is appropriate in this case because respondent’s debts are primarily consumer debts and a discharge would constitute a substantial abuse of the Chapter 7 process. Respondent, who commenced this case on February 22, 1996, opposes such dismissal and asserts in support thereof primarily…
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