Legal Opinion
In Re Verdi
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1999No. 19-10242PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
This is an Opinion about the “good faith filing requirement” (“the GFFR”) and how it relates to a debtor’s desire to convert a Chapter 7 case to a Chapter 13 case. While precedent requires us to recognize the existence of a GFFR in Chapter 13 cases, it is not totally clear what the consequences of a finding of “bad faith” should be.
Here, we find “bad faith” on the Debtor, but we will nevertheless allow him an opportunity to utilize Chapter 13 in a manner which does not unfairly prejudice any other interested party. However, if…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- In Re Ernest R. Lilley, Jr., Debtor. Ernest R. Lilley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- In Re GathrightUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan (In Re Kaplan)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- In Re MorrisonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Kaplan v. First Options of Chicago, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by20 opinions
- In Re PakurisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
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- McCord v. Agard (In Re Bean)District Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Miller v. United States Trustee (In Re Miller)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- In re PonziniUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2002
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