Legal Opinion

Huckfeldt v. Huckfeldt (In re Huckfeldt)

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 28, 1994No. 93-4100PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Roger Huckfeldt appeals the district court1 judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s2 dismissal of his petition to liquidate under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. The bankruptcy court dismissed the petition on the ground that it was filed in bad faith to Rústrate a divorce decree, and the district court affirmed. Concluding that dismissal was warranted under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a), we affirm.

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During their twelve years of marriage, Roger and Georgianne Huckfeldt accumulated over $250,000 in debts while Huckfeldt completed college, medical school, and six years of a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. In the Matter of Little Creek Development Company, Debtor. Little Creek Development Co. v. Commonwealth Mortgage Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  5. In Re David G. Zick, Debtor. Industrial Insurance Services, Inc. v. David G. ZickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. In Re: Danny Padilla, Debtor. William T. Neary, United States Trustee for Region 16 v. Danny PadillaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  2. In Re: Craig Piazza, Craig Piazza v. Nueterra Healthcare Physical Therapy, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  3. In Re Richard G. Sherman in Re Andrea Pearl Sherman, Debtors, Richard G. Sherman Andrea Pearl Sherman v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  4. In Re Juraj J. Bajgar, Debtor. Carol B. Martin, Administrator of Estate of Francis A. Martin, Plaintiff/creditor v. Juraj J. Bajgar, Defendant/debtorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  5. In Re CollinsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000

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