Legal Opinion
Waites v. Braley
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 26, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-639-NPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.
The United States Trustee appeals the bankruptcy court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the case of Gary Lee and Margar-ette Braley for substantial abuse pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b). On February 10, 1989, the Braleys filed a petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division. On April 21, 1989, the Trustee filed a Motion to Dismiss for Substantial Abuse under Section 707(b). That section, enacted with the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984, provides that:
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- In Re Charles Ellsworth Krohn AKA Charles E. Krohn, Appellant/debtorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- In Re GrantUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1985
- In Re EdwardsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- In Re WhiteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1985
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3Cited by15 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 GonzalesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1993
- In Re AttanasioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1998
- In Re VianeseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1996
- Dunes Hotel Associates v. Hyatt Corp.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2000
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