Legal Opinion
In Re: Craig Piazza, Craig Piazza v. Nueterra Healthcare Physical Therapy, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 2013No. 12-12899PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Craig Piazza appeals the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of his Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for bad faith under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a). Piazza contends the bankruptcy court erred because § 707(a) permits dismissal only “for cause” and prepetition bad faith does not constitute “cause” for dismissal. In the alternative, Piazza argues, even if bad faith does provide “cause” for involuntary dismissal under § 707(a), the record does not support the bankruptcy court’s finding of bad faith in this case. We affirm the district court’s affirmance of…
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