United States Fifth Circuit
US Trustee v. Cortez, 05-10459
A bankruptcy court should consider post-petition events in deciding whether to dismiss a case for substantial abuse under 11 U.S.C. section 707(b).
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/20/2006
- Published 07/21/2006
Judges
- KING, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Behrooz P. Vida (argued), Venable & Vida, Bedford, TX, for Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Erin Marie Schmidt, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of U.S. Trustee, Dallas, TX, William Kanter, Tara Leigh Grove (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for Appellee.