In Re Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 104 · 11 U.S.C. § 303 · 11 U.S.C. § 362 · 28 U.S.C. § 157
Relies on Bonner v. City of Prichard · B.D. International Discount Corp. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. · Porter v. States · Paul v. A. Levy & J. Zentner Co. · City of Los Angeles v. Preferred Communications, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“In summary, [the petitioning creditor] had the burden at trial to prove that [the alleged debtor] had less than twelve qualifying creditors”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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