Legal Opinion
In Re Edwards
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 5, 1985No. 19-35291PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
PRUDENCE B. ABRAM, Bankruptcy Judge:
Clarence C. and Michelle A. Edwards (the “Debtors”) filed a joint petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Code”) on January 25, 1985. The matter for determination is the court’s sua sponte motion under Code § 707(b). The motion was made in the form of an order to show cause dated February 15, 1985, which directed the Debtors to appear and show cause why their Chapter 7 petition should not be dismissed. The order to show cause stated, inter alia,
“ * * * It appearing that Code § 707(b), as amended, authorizes…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Withrow v. LarkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Everson v. Board of Ed. of EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by46 opinions
- In Re Walter Green, Debtor. Walter Green v. A. Gray Staples, Jr., Assistant United States TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Zolg v. Kelly (In re Kelly)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Matter of StrongUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
- In Re GonzalesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1993
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