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In Re Walton

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided November 18, 1986No. 87-736 C (5)PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

LIMBAUGH, District Judge.

This cause is before the Court on appeal from an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. 1 On January 10, 1986, the Bankruptcy Court dismissed the appellant’s Chapter 7 petition pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b) after determining that granting the debtor a discharge of his pre-petition debts would constitute a “substantial abuse” of the Bankruptcy Code. Appellant Ronald Carlester Walton contends on appeal that the Bankruptcy Court improperly dismissed his petition. He seeks an order from this Court reversing the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re GrantUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1985
  2. In Re BryantUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1984
  3. In Re WhiteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1985
  4. In Re HudsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1985
  5. In Re KressUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1985

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  2. Zolg v. Kelly (In re Kelly)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  3. Matter of StrongUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
  4. In Re AttanasioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1998
  5. In Re KenistonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1988

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