In Re Alta Title Co.

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• noting that § 303(c) and Rule 1003(d) contemplate that one-person petitions might be mistaken as to the number of creditors, and provide a means for curing the defect
• essential prerequisite for allowing joinder of additional creditors to cure defective petition is that original petition must have been filed in good faith
• scope of the petitioning creditor’s prefiling inquiry and the absence of any improper purpose in filing the petition
• court’s jurisdiction over involuntary case is statutory, and is triggered by filing of petition sufficient on its face
• absence of pre-filing inquiry generally will support bad faith finding

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