Per Lawyer's Weekly USA, Feb. 22, 2007: "A Chapter 7 debtor does not have an absolute right to convert to a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing where the debtor engaged in "bad faith" conduct, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled." The case is Marrama v. Citizen's Bank of Mass. (Feb. 21, 2007), U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 05-996. Also see:High Court Says Concealment of Assets Can Take Away Important Right in Bankruptcy by Pete Yost, Associated Press, Law.com, Feb. 22, 2007.