Legal Opinion
In Re Chandler
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided April 19, 1988No. 1:87-cv-00560PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
FORRESTER, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on debt- or/appellant R. Carl Chandler’s appeal of the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of his Chapter 11 petition. See Bankruptcy Court Order of February 9, 1987. On appeal, appellant challenges the bankruptcy court's power to dismiss a Chapter 11 proceeding sua sponte without notice and hearing. For the reasons set forth below, the decision of the bankruptcy court is REVERSED.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
Appellant’s petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code was filed April 28, 1986. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 341, a meeting of creditors…
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