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· 5/1/1991

In the Matter of Cohoes Industrial Terminal, Inc., Debtor. Leon C. Baker, Cross-Appellee v. Latham Sparrowbush Associates, Cross-Appellant

Citations

  • 931 F.2d 222
  • 19 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 617
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 8187

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  • holding that a single asset real estate case had not been brought in bad faith, even though filed to prevent foreclosure
  • “Filing a bankruptcy petition with the intent to frustrate creditors does by itself establish an absence of intent to seek rehabilitation.”
  • noting high standard to be met for a motion of this character, and noting the availability of the preliminary step, by the Bankruptcy Court, of dismissal for bad faith filing
  • stating, without explanation, that bankruptcy court may impose § 1927 sanctions
  • party that never moved to dismiss frivolous chapter 11 petition is estopped from seeking sanctions on account of a bad faith filing
  • \[A] court may not ordinarily consider a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition to be frivolously filed if the court itself previously rejected a motion to dismiss the petition.\

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Judges: Timbers, Newman, Altimari

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