Leitner-Wise v. Robbins

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 8/14/2017. (cc: via US mail to Appellant)(awac, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

Paul Andrew Leitner-Wjse,
Debtor.

Paul Andrew Leitner-Wise,

Civil Action No. l:17-cv-130

Appeal from United Slates
Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District
ofVirginia

Appellant,

Case No.:16-]3784

Judy A. Robbins,

Appellee.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter comes before the Court on pro se Appellant-Debtor Paul Andrew Leitner-

Wise's Appeal from the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District ofVirginia. (Dkt. No. 1).
Appellant seeks a reversal of the Bankruptcy Court's Order denying Appellant's Motion to
Vacate the dismissal of his Chapter 11 voluntary bankruptcy petition. For the reasons set forth

below, the Court AFFIRMS the decision of the Bankruptcy Court and DISMISSES this Appeal.
I. BACKGROUND

A.

Factual Background

The following facts are drawn from Appellant's Briefon Appeal. Dkt. No. 5. Appellant

is a citizen ofthe United Kingdom. Appellant is an inventor who has devised numerous patents
related to semi-automatic firearms. To market these inventions, Appellant co-founded Leitner-

Wise Rille Co., Ltd. ("LW Ltd.") a United Kingdom-based corporation. LW Ltd. operates a
wholly-owned United States Subsidiary, Lcitner-Wise Rifle Co., Inc. ('^LW Inc."). Appellant