Legal Opinion
Sasso v. Boyajian (Sasso)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided July 31, 2009No. BAP No. 08-080. Bankruptcy No. 07-10520-ANVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOROFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
Louis F. Sasso and Alicia A. Sasso (the “Debtors”) appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court, entered October 6, 2008, denying their motion to dismiss their chapter 13 case (the “October 6 Order”). On appeal, the Debtors contend that the bankruptcy court erred in ruling that 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b) does not provide chapter 13 debtors with an absolute and unfettered right to dismiss their cases. The Debtors further argue that, even if there were a bad faith exception to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b), the bankruptcy court erred as it made no express finding that such an exception…
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