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In re Shephard (Case No. 13-71197) 08/01/2013

The debtor filed an application for waiver of the chapter 7 filing fee.  The court found that the debtor, at the time the petition was filed, had income less than 150% of the official Federal guideline poverty level income and did not have the financial means to pay the filing fee.  It further found that the debtor did not have the ability to pay in a lump sum or in installments.  However, the court determined that this was not a routine case given that the debtor was not eligible for a discharge and there were no assets for a chapter 7 trustee to administer.  The court thus denied the application concluding that to waive the filing fee for such a case would appear to condone the use of delay tactics by debtors, rather than to sanction them.

Date: 
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Category: 
Chapter 7 Issues
In forma Pauperis
Chapter: 
7