Legal Opinion
In Re Gale
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 17, 1995No. 19-42861PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION REGARDING ALLEGED DEBTORS’ MOTION TO DISMISS JOINT INVOLUNTARY PETITION AND PETITIONING CREDITOR’S MOTION TO SEVER
ARTHUR J. SPECTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.
On September 20, 1994, Great Lakes Ban-corp commenced an involuntary chapter 7 bankruptcy case against Vern and Patricia Gale, who are husband and wife. Because the Bankruptcy Code provides for a joint bankruptcy proceeding only if the proceeding is voluntary, see 11 U.S.C. §§ 302(a) and 303(a), the Court entered an order “to show cause why [the] case should not be dismissed for improper joinder.” Order to Show Cause. A hearing pursuant…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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