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In Re Zaleta

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 16, 1997No. Bankruptcy 5-95-01250PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN J. THOMAS, Bankruptcy Judge.

On August 11, 1995, Debtors, Anthony A. Zaleta and Marsha A. Zaleta, filed a voluntary petition seeking relief under chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. On November 24, 1995, the U.S. Trustee filed the subject motion to dismiss the ease pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b).

Due to what was perceived as a growing number of bankruptcies filed by people who were not “needy”, the Bankruptcy Code was amended in 1984 so that debtors no longer had unfettered access to voluntary chapter 7 relief. In re Walton, 866 F.2d 981 (8th Cir.1989). Section…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. In Re Charles Ellsworth Krohn AKA Charles E. Krohn, Appellant/debtorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  2. In Re Walter Green, Debtor. Walter Green v. A. Gray Staples, Jr., Assistant United States TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
  3. In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  4. In Re GrantUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1985
  5. In Re BurrellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re AttanasioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1998
  2. Hazelton v. Hazelton (In Re Hazelton)District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. In Re ShieldsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2005
  4. Mannix v. Mannix (In Re Mannix)District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Roshan v. Nouri (In Re Nouri)District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2003

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