Legal Opinion
Warren v. Wirum
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 14, 2007No. C 07-03244 CRBPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.
This appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of California presents a tricky and as-yet unsettled question of law within this cir cuit: whether a bankruptcy court must dismiss a bankruptcy petition at the debt- or’s own urging for failure to file schedules and other information requested by 11 U.S.C. § 521(a), even if the evidence suggests that the debtor is acting with the goal of evading his financial obligations. In accord with the majority of courts to consider the question, this Court concludes that where, as here,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2006
- New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- DirecTV, Inc. v. Hoa HuynhCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Lilly v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Simon v. Amir (In Re Amir)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Segarra-Miranda v. Acosta-Rivera (In Re Acosta-Rivera)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- In Re CribbsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · 2008
- In Re FiorilloDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
- In Re SpencerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
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