Legal Opinion
In Re Siemen
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 19, 2003No. 19-42185PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion Regarding Motion to Dismiss
STEVEN W. RHODES, Chief Judge.
The matter before the Court is the U.S. trustee’s motion to dismiss the case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b) for substantial abuse. The Court held an evidentiary hearing on May 1, 2003. Finding that the debtors’ filing is a substantial abuse and that the debtors have demonstrated a lack of honesty in the bankruptcy process, the Court concludes that dismissal is warranted.
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John and Laura Siemen filed this chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on September 27, 2002. The original schedule I indicated that John Siemen is a teacher with a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States Trustee v. Staub (In Re Staub)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
- In Re RichmondUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1992
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