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IN RE PIAZZA

No. 12-12899.

719 F.3d 1253 (2013)

In re Craig PIAZZA, Debtor. Craig Piazza, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nueterra Healthcare Physical Therapy, LLC, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Christopher Gleason , Kevin C. Gleason, PA, Hollywood, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christian Alan Petersen , Olive & Associates, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Sean Michael Cowley , U.S. DOJ, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Detroit, MI, P. Matthew Sutko , U.S. DOJ, Washington, DC, for United States of America, Amicus Curiae.

Before MARCUS, BLACK and SILER, Circuit Judges.

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Craig Piazza appeals the district court's order affirming the bankruptcy court's dismissal of his Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for bad faith under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a). Piazza contends the bankruptcy court erred because § 707(a) permits dismissal only "for cause" and prepetition bad faith does not constitute "cause" for dismissal. In the alternative, Piazza argues, even if bad faith does provide "cause" for involuntary dismissal under...

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