Legal Opinion
In Re Pakuris
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 11, 2001No. 14-12031PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEVIN J. CAREY, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court is the Motion of Debtor To Convert Case From A Proceeding Under Chapter 7 To A Proceeding Under Chapter 13 Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. § 706(a) (the “Conversion Motion”), which raises an issue on which there appears to be no controlling law in this Circuit: whether a chapter 7 debtor who has already received her discharge should be permitted to convert her case to one under chapter 13. 1 For the reasons which follow, the Conversion Motion is denied. 2
BACKGROUND
On February 18, 1998, the debtor filed a voluntary chapter 7 petition. Christine…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- In Re Ernest R. Lilley, Jr., Debtor. Ernest R. Lilley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- In Re Vernon Lee Finney, Debtor. Vernon Lee Finney v. Alexander Pierce Smith, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Mason v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- In the Matter of Virginia Frederick Martin, Debtor. Virginia Frederick Martin v. Lehman A. Martin, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- In Re SpencerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1992
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3Cited by33 opinions
- In Re BarnesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · 2002
- In Re KrishnayaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Miller v. United States Trustee (In Re Miller)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2003
- In Re MercuryUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- In re PonziniUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2002
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