Legal Opinion
In Re: William L. Hall, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal Of: Enodis Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 2002No. 01-3057PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Only four months after filing for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, William L. Hall filed a motion to dismiss his petition. One of his creditors, Enodis Corporation (to which we will refer by its former name, Welbilt) believed that Hall had abused the bankruptcy process and accordingly asked the bankruptcy court to take the extra steps of making the dismissal one with prejudice and awarding monetary sanctions against Hall. The bankruptcy court promptly granted the motion to dismiss, but it reserved the right to modify the dismissal in accordance with…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- In Re Shirley Mae TOMLIN, Debtor. COLONIAL AUTO CENTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shirley Mae TOMLIN, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Umbenhauer v. WoogCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- In the Matter of Thomas R. Volpert, Jr., Debtor. Appeal of Bernard M. EllisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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