In Re Marcakis

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• finding that Congress’s choice of the permissive “may” rather than the mandatory “shall” in section 706(a) supports the conclusion that the statute does not confer an absolute right to conversion
• Analyzing section 706(a), statutory history and caselaw, the court determined that the bankruptcy court can deny the Debtor’s motion to convert where appropriate

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