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IN RE LILLEY

No. 95-1782.

91 F.3d 491 (1996)

In re Ernest R. LILLEY, Jr., Debtor. Ernest R. Lilley, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Crayton (Argued), Crayton & Belknap, Bensalem, PA, for Appellant.

Loretta C. Argrett, Assistant Attorney General, Gary R. Allen, Robert W. Metzler, David English Carmack, Annette M. Wietecha (Argued), Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, SAROKIN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SAROKIN, Circuit Judge:

This case raises the question of what constitutes "cause" for the purpose of dismissing a petition under Chapter 13 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The appellant, Ernest R. Lilley, Jr., filed a petition under Chapter 13 of the Federal Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., to discharge a debt incurred as a result of his willful failure to pay personal income taxes over a period of several...

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