Legal Opinion
Ralph Janvey v. Peter Romero
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 21, 2018No. 17-1197PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Harris joined.
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellee Peter Romero filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition after he was found hable for $1.275 million to the victims of a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Appellant Ralph Janvey, the receiver in the Ponzi scheme litigation, moved to dismiss Romero’s bankruptcy petition for cause under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a). The bankruptcy court denied the motion, and the district court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s order. We focus only on the matter before us — that…
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