In Re Robert Arlin Gier, Debtor-Appellant, Robert Arlin Gier v. Farmers State Bank of Lucas, Kansas

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• noting that the purpose of the Gier factors is to determine “whether or not.. .there has been an abuse of the provisions, purpose, or spirit of the Chapter”
• reviewing lower court’s conclusion that the debtor filed his petition in bad faith for clear error
• reviewing lower court’s conclusion that the debtor filed his petition in bad faith for clear error
• noting that good-faith inquiries are encompassed by Section 1307(c)
• bad faith to be judged by the totality of the circumstances on a case by case basis
• whether a case should be dismissed underjl U.S.C. § 1307(c) based on a debtor’s bad faith in filing a Chapter 13 petition must be based on the totality of the circumstances

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