Legal Opinion
In Re Masterson
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 1992No. 19-11439PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
At issue is whether 11 U.S.C. § 706(a) of the Bankruptcy Code precludes the Debtor from converting a Chapter 7 case to Chapter 13 after that case had been previously converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. This court follows the line of cases which hold that, although a debtor does not have an absolute right to a second conversion of a case from one Chapter to another, the court may exercise a discretional right to allow a second conversion. Based on the facts of this case, we exercise our discretion to allow this Debtor to convert this…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- In Re CromptonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Nimai Kumar Ghosh v. Financial Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n (In Re Nimai Kumar Ghosh)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Bruce Energy Centre Ltd. v. Orfa Corp. of America (In Re Orfa Corp. of Philadelphia)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Rowe v. Conners (In Re Rowe)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Mitchell v. Frankford Trust Co. (In Re Mitchell)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by15 opinions
- In Re BeckermanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008
- In Re BanksUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
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- Povah v. Hansbury & Finn, Inc. (In Re Povah)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
- In Re AndersonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 2006
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