Legal Opinion
Stratton C. Pollitzer v. Guy G. Gebhardt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 2017No. 16-11506PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Section 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a bankruptcy court to dismiss a petition filed under Chapter 7 if it determines that relief would be an “abuse” within the meaning of that section. 11 U.S.C. § 707(b). In this appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Martinez, /.), we consider whether § 707(b) applies to a petition that was initially filed under Chapter 13 but later converted to a petition under Chapter 7. We conclude that the provision applies and therefore we affirm the district court.
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