Darlene M. Richardson and Alphonzo Richardson, Jr.

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
In re
DARLENE RICHARDSON and
ALPHONZO RICHARDSON, JR.,
Debtors.
)
)
)
)
)
)
Case No. 08-00018
(Chapter 7)
Not for Publication in
West’s Bankruptcy Reporter
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
DENYING EMERGENCY MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
The debtor Alphonzo Richardson, Jr. has filed a document
making clear that he intended to be a debtor in this case even
though the other debtor, Darlene Richardson, signed the petition
on his behalf. 	The debtors have also filed certificates of
credit counseling dated January 28, 2008, which is a date afer
the filing of the petition commencing this case. 	The court
previously ruled that the debtors failed to describe in Exhibit D
to the petition and in their application for an extension of the
time to complete credit counseling any exigent circumstances that
necessitated the filing of this case without awaiting obtaining
credit counseling, and entered an order dismissing the case. 	The
debtors have now filed an Emergency Motion for Reconsideration.
That motion explains that the debtors’ debts have become
The Memorandum Decision and Order below is hereby
signed. Dated: February 22, 2008.
_____________________________
S. Martin Teel, Jr.
United States Bankruptcy Judge
Case 08-00018 Doc 34 Filed 02/22/08 Entered 02/22/08 12:52:42 Desc Main
Document Page 1 of 2

2	O:\Judge Temp Docs\Richardson (Darlene) Order re No Exigent Circumstances - Deny Reconsideration.wpd
unbearable (given the number of dependents they take care of) and
thus they decided to file bankruptcy in order to get some relief.
This does not rise to the level of exigent circumstances meriting
a waiver of the requirement of § 109(h)(1) that a debtor obtain
credit counseling prior to filing a bankruptcy case. 	Now that
the debtors have certificates of credit counseling, they may file
a new case (within 180 days of obtaining such counseling if they
are going to rely on those certificates in lieu of new credit
counseling). 	It is thus
ORDERED that the Emergency Motion for Reconsideration is
DENIED.
[Signed and dated above.]
Copies to: All entities on BNC Mailing List.
Case 08-00018 Doc 34 Filed 02/22/08 Entered 02/22/08 12:52:42 Desc Main
Document Page 2 of 2