In Re Walter Green, Debtor. Walter Green v. A. Gray Staples, Jr., Assistant United States Trustee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1991-06-05

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ERVIN, Chief Judge: Walter Green’s petition for bankruptcy relief was denied on the ground that the petition constituted “substantial abuse” of Chapter 7. Green appeals the Bankruptcy Court’s interpretation of 11 U.S.C. § 707 (b), claiming that the fact that he was found to have income in excess of his necessary expenses is not, by itself, su…

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