Until recently, the creditor of a chapter 7 debtor whose debts were not primarily consumer in nature was unable to rely on Eleventh Circuit precedent to support its position that its debtor's chapter 7 bankruptcy case should be dismissed for bad faith. While the plain language of Section 707(b)(3)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a debtor's chapter 7 bankruptcy case may be dismissed if "the debtor filed [its] petition in bad faith," Section 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code is focused upon debtors with debts that are primarily consumer in nature. Accordingly, Section 707(b) is of no use to the creditor whose debtor's debts are primarily commercial debts.

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