03 B 29854, 03 A 03732

Ex-wife of a solvent chapter 11 debtor, who was a resident of Texas, moved to dismiss his case for “cause” pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b), alleging that the debtor did not file his case in good faith. She also requested dismissal, or transfer of the case for improper and inconvenient venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1408(1) and Bankruptcy Rule 1014(a), to the more convenient forum of the Northern District of Texas. The court found that the debtor’s case was filed with the intent to delay his ex-wife from exercising traditional state law collection rights stemming from a state court judgment while he was attempting to collaterally attack the state court judgment underlying her claim. The court held that “cause” existed under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) to dismiss the bankruptcy case because it was not filed in “good faith.” The court additionally held that “cause” existed under 11 U.S.C. § 349(a) for dismissal with a one year bar to refiling a bankruptcy case because the debtor’s behavior showed a tendency toward recycling his contentions and interpretations of law rejected by one court to another court (in either the state or federal system) that lacked appellate jurisdiction over the rulings of which he complained.