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Three-Year Bar to Refiling in Chapter 13 Imposed for ‘Vexatious, Frivolous’ Litigation
Motions to recuse three bankruptcy judges fortified the third judge’s decision to dismiss and bar refiling for three years.
Bad Faith Permits Dismissal of a Chapter 13 Case with Conditions, Judge Waites Says
Debtor accepted a bar to refiling to avoid dismissal with prejudice of her chapter 13 case.
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Another Circuit Holds that Dismissal Is Mandatory Under Section 1307(b)
The Ninth Circuit leaves the door open for a bankruptcy court to sanction a misbehaving chapter 13 debtor before granting the debtor’s motion for voluntary dismissal.
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