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IN RE JOHNSON

No. 13-40162.

503 B.R. 447 (2013)

In the Matter of Paul Terrence JOHNSON, Debtor.

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana, Hammond Division, at Lafayette.

December 12, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan A. Perez, Jr., Perez & Perez, Indianapolis, IN, for Debtor.

Ellen L. Triebold, Office of the United States Trustee, South Bend, IN, for U.S. Trustee.

DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS

ROBERT E. GRANT, Chief Judge.

When it revised the Bankruptcy Code in 2005, Congress made significant changes to § 707(b) concerning the dismissal of a consumer debtor's chapter 7 case. See, 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(1)-(6). Among other things: it eliminated the presumption in favor of granting relief and reduced the standard for dismissal from "substantial abuse" to...

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