In Re Alta Title Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• 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

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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• In Re Caucus Distributors, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 1989-10-25· cited 28×
• In Re Landmark Distributors, Inc.
  D. New Jersey· 1995-11-16· cited 23×
• In Re CLE Corp.
  N.D. Georgia· 1986-03-04· cited 21×
• Petralex Stainless, Ltd. v. Bishop Tube Division of Christiana Metals (In Re Petralex Stainless, Ltd.)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1987-10-15· cited 20×
• In Re Turner
  D. Massachusetts· 1987-12-09· cited 19×
• In Re Express Car & Truck Rental, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2010-11-12· cited 16×
• In Re Kearney
  M.D. Florida· 1990-11-09· cited 15×
• In Re Dino's, Inc.
  S.D. Ohio· 1995-04-19· cited 14×
• In Re International Mobile Advertising Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1990-08-22· cited 13×
• Duval v. Portner (In Re Portner)
  D. Colorado· 1989-11-11· cited 13×
• Matter of Elsub Corp.
  D. New Jersey· 1986-04-25· cited 12×
• In Re Coppertone Communications, Inc.
  W.D. Missouri· 1989-02-13· cited 9×
• In Re Braten
  S.D. New York· 1987-07-14· cited 7×
• In Re Frusher
  D. Kansas· 1991-02-25· cited 7×
• Broadview Savings Bank v. Royal Gate Associates, Ltd. (In Re Royal Gate Associates, Ltd.)
  M.D. Georgia· 1988-01-06· cited 6×
• In Re LaRoche
  D. Rhode Island· 1991-09-11· cited 6×
• In re Houston Regional Sports Network, L.P.
  S.D. Texas· 2014-02-12· cited 6×