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CONVERSION CONFUSION
In re Fry, Case No. 04-16887
October 2008 Judge Nugent
Debtor converted from 13 to 7 and then learned she was not eligible for a 7 and attempted to converted back to 13. Case dismissed as an “end run†around 7 discharge.
Digest by:Â Jan Hamilton, Trustee
DEBTORS MAY BE CONVERTED TO 7 EVEN THOUGH NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
7 DISCHARGE
In re Rogers, Case No. 08-21487
January 2009, Judge Somers
In a case in which assets may be liquidated, a 13 may be converted to a 7 even though debtors may not be eligible for a 7 discharge.
Digest by:Â Jan Hamilton, Trustee
