Legal Opinion
In Re Mastromarino
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided June 11, 1996No. 19-10018PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES B. HAINES, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Before me is the U.S. Trustee’s § 707(b) motion seeking dismissal of Dr. Joseph Mas-tromarino’s voluntary Chapter 7 case. For the reasons set forth below, I conclude that to provide Mastromarino the relief he seeks would be a “substantial abuse” of Chapter 7’s provisions and therefore will grant the motion. 1
Background
Mastromarino filed his Chapter 7 petition on August 14, 1995. His schedules listed $583,900.00 in secured debt and $189,321.00 in unsecured debt. The U.S. Trustee filed a timely motion to dismiss. 2 After substantial…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- In Re Charles Ellsworth Krohn AKA Charles E. Krohn, Appellant/debtorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- In Re David G. Zick, Debtor. Industrial Insurance Services, Inc. v. David G. ZickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Walter Green, Debtor. Walter Green v. A. Gray Staples, Jr., Assistant United States TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Bank One, Texas, N.A. v. Paul J. MontleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by24 opinions
- First USA v. LamannaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- In Re AttanasioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1998
- United States Trustee v. Duncan (In Re Duncan)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
- Harris v. United States Trustee (In Re Harris)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- In Re WoodmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 2003
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