In Re Jonathan Barnes Leavitt, Debtor. Jonathan Barnes Leavitt v. Carlos Soto

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1999-03-26

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BRYAN, District Judge: This appeal requires us to establish the appropriate standard of bad faith as “cause” to dismiss a Chapter 13 2 bankruptcy petition with prejudice. The Chapter 13 petition of debtor/appellant Jonathan Barnes Leavitt (“Leavitt”) was dismissed with prejudice by the Bankruptcy Court based on its fi…

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