Legal Opinion
In Re: Gerald E. Taylor Betty Taylor, Debtors. Gerald E. Taylor Betty A. Taylor v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 5, 2000No. 99-3831PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Gerald E. Taylor and Betty A. Taylor appeal the district court’s 2 decision affirming the bankruptcy court’s 3 dismissal of their bankruptcy petition. The bankruptcy court determined that the Taylors’ petition constitutes a substantial abuse of the bankruptcy system because the Taylors are able to pay their creditors. See 11 U.S.C. § 707(b) (authorizing dismissal upon a finding of substantial abuse of the bankruptcy system); In re Walton, 866 F.2d 981, 982 (8th Cir.1989) (holding that dismissal of a bankruptcy petition pursuant to § 707(b) is appropriate when a reviewing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Patterson v. ShumateSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- In Re Eugene Wayne Koch, Debra Marie Nelson-Koch, Debtors. Barbara G. Stuart, United States Trustee v. Eugene Wayne Koch, Debra Marie Nelson-KochCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Hagel v. Drummond (In Re Hagel)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- In Re MorseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · 1994
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States Trustee v. CortezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- In Re SheltonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2007
- In Re VansickelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
- In Re MillerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
- In Re TolliverUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2000
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