Grand Valley State University v. John W. Hodge

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION
File Name: 05a0375n.06
Filed: May 11, 2005
No. 04-1581
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
JOHN W. HODGE,
Defendant-Appellee.
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ON APPEAL FROM THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
BEFORE: KEITH, MERRITT, and CLAY, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM. The Defendant-Appellee, John W. Hodge, filed a petition for bankruptcy
on May 16, 2003, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan. The
Plaintiff-Appellant, Grand Valley State University (“University”), subsequently filed a motion
requesting the bankruptcy court to dismiss Hodge’s petition for cause, alleging that the petition was
filed in bad faith. The bankruptcy court rejected the University’s request, and the University
appealed that decision to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The
district court affirmed the decision of the bankruptcy court, and the University now appeals the
bankruptcy court’s decision to this Court, continuing to assert that Hodge filed his bankruptcy
petition in bad faith.
Inasmuch as the district court thoroughly articulated the reasons for affirming the decision
of the bankruptcy court, we find that the issuance of a full written opinion by this court would be

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duplicative and serve no useful purpose. We therefore adopt the reasoning of the district court in
its opinion dated March 30, 2004, and AFFIRM the decision of the bankruptcy court.

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