CALHOUN v. U.S. TRUSTEE

No. 09-1646.

650 F.3d 338 (2011)

John G. CALHOUN; Glenda R. Calhoun, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, Trustee-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joseph Edward Mitchell, III , Joseph E. Mitchell, III, PC, Augusta, Georgia, for Appellants. Catherine Bentley Sevcenko , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Ramona D. Elliott , General Counsel, P. Matthew Sutko , Associate General Counsel, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge BERGER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge WYNN joined.


OPINION

BERGER, District Judge:

John and Glenda Calhoun appeal the judgment of the district court, which affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision to dismiss their petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on grounds of abuse. We affirm.

I.

When reviewing a decision by a district court in its capacity as a bankruptcy appellate court, "our review of [its] decision is plenary." Bowers v. Atlanta Motor...

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