Michael Chance Tate

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA IN RE: MICHAEL CHANCE TATE CASE NO. 20-10163 DEBTOR CHAPTER 7 MEMORANDUM OPINION Christopher Dwyer moved to dismiss debtor Michael Chance Tate's ("Tate" or "Debtor") chapter 7 bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b), or alternatively, to convert it to a chapter 13 case.1 Dwyer's reply brief2 later alleged in further alternative that Tate's case should be dismissed as an abusive filing under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a). Tate opposes all relief Dwyer seeks.3 This memorandum opinion explains why Dwyer's motion is denied.4 I. Findings of Fact Dwyer…