In Re Close’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “If the UST’s interpretation were accepted, the deadline would be open to manipulation. Panel trustees who preside over § 341 meetings can hold meetings open for months. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2003(e) allows the meeting to be ‘adjourned from time to time by announcement at the meeting of the adjourned date and time without further written notice.’ A statutory deadline should not be extended or held captive so informally based on the panel trustee’s unilateral decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Molitor

2. “[w]ith respect to a debtor who is an individual in a case under this chapter— (A) the United States trustee ... shall review all materials filed by the debtor and, not later than 10 days after the date of the first meeting of creditors, file with the court a statement as to whether the debtor’s case would be presumed to be an abuse under section 707(b)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Persaud

3. “[t]he United States trustee ... shall, not later than 30 days after the date of filing a statement under paragraph (1), either file a motion to dismiss or convert under section 707(b) or file a statement setting forth the reasons the United States trustee ... does not consider such a motion to be appropriate ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Persaud