Opinion
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL
EDWARD D. JELLEN, Bankruptcy Judge
The above captioned case was filed under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code on September 23, 2009. At a February 11, 2010 status conference, at which debtor failed to appear, the court converted the case to one under chapter 7 on its own motion. Ronald Grant, the above-named debtor (the "debtor") subsequently filed a "Request for Dismissal of Chapter 13 Case." Good cause appearing, it is
ORDERED as follows:
1. The request for dismissal is DENIED because the debtor's case is not one under chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code.
The court notes that, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b), even if this case were in chapter 13, prior conversion of the case from chapter 11 would preclude voluntary dismissal.
2. Even if debtor's request were to be construed as a request for dismissal of the chapter 7 case, denial would nonetheless be appropriate because the court may dismiss a case under chapter 7 only after notice and a hearing, and only for cause. See 11 U.S.C. § 707(a).
IT IS SO ORDERED.