In Re Williams’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 105 · 11 U.S.C. § 1307 · 18 U.S.C. § 152 · 28 U.S.C. § 1334 · 28 U.S.C. § 157
Relies on United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc. · Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz · Busic v. United States · Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Mass.
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“[T]he question is a straightforward one of statutory construction, which can be resolved in three steps. First, the language of § 1307(b) gives debtors in unconverted Chapter 13 cases an unqualified right to dismissal: Second, a court may not modify a statute simply because the court believes a different version would implement good policy; any limitation on § 1307(b) would have to come from another statutory provision. And third, no statutory provision applicable here limits the right to dismissal under § 1307(b).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Sinischo
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