In Re Dupuy

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS CASE

J. VINCENT AUG, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the United States Trustee’s motion to dismiss the case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(3) (Doc. 17) and the Debtor’s response (Doc. 25).

The United States Trustee (“Trustee”) contends that this case should be dismissed under either 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(3)(A) based on bad faith or under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(3)(B) based on the totality of the circumstances. The Trustee posits two arguments. First, the Trustee contends that a Debtor who earns $59,928 a year and has $115,900 in unsecured debt…