William M Jones

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
In re
WILLIAM M. JONES,
Debtor.
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Case No. 08-00415
(Chapter 7)
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO EXTEND TIME
The debtor filed a motion more than 45 days after the
commencement of the case requesting additional time to file
papers required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007 (Docket Entry (“DE”)
No. 23). 	The court is not authorized to grant an extension of
time pursuant to such a motion. 	11 U.S.C. § 521(i)(3). 	Upon a
motion filed by any party in interest under 11 U.S.C. §
521(i)(2), the court would be required to enter an order
dismissing the case pursuant to the command of 11 U.S.C. §
521(i)(1) that the case shall be automatically dismissed, meaning
that the court has no discretion not to dismiss the case when
such a motion is filed. 	The debtor states that his "preparer"
needs more time to prepare the papers, but does not identify the
preparer. 	No petition preparer filed the petition, and the court
The document below is hereby signed with "No
petition preparer filed the petition" changed to "No
petition preparer signed the petition as a petition
preparer". The document is not intended for
publication in the Bankrupty Reporter. Add the U.S.
Trustee as a recipient. Dated: August 6, 2008.
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S. Martin Teel, Jr.
United States Bankruptcy Judge
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deems it appropriate to require the debtor to file a statement
identifying any person who assisted him in the preparation of the
filing of his petition commencing this case and any other papers
filed. 	It is thus
ORDERED that the debtor’s motion requesting additional time
to file papers required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007 (DE No. 23) is
DENIED; it is further
ORDERED that by August 22, 2008, the debtor shall file a
statement identifying anyone who prepared his petition or
prepared any of the other papers the debtor has filed in this
case, or a statement that there was no such person who prepared
the petition or any of the other papers that the debtor has filed
in this case.
[Signed and dated above.]
Copies to: Debtor; Chapter 7 Trustee
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