Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number Case No. 07-46849. Acts Bankruptcy — General Provisions — Who May Be A Debtor Bankruptcy — General Provisions — Nonprofit Budget And Credit Counseling Agencies; Financial Management Instructional Courses See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In re: ERIK JASON PUMA, pro se, Chapter 7, Debtor(s). ORDER DISMISSING CASE THOMAS TUCKER, Bankruptcy Judge On April 6, 2007, Debtor filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7. On May April 30, 2007, Debtor filed a "Certificate of Counseling" (Docket # 21), which states that on April 16, 2007, Debtor received "an individual (or group] briefing (including a briefing conducted by telephone or on the Internet) that complied with the provisions of 11 U.S.C. §§ 109(h) and 111." Debtor is not eligible to be a debtor in the case under 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)(1). It provides in relevant part, that an individual may not be a debtor under this title unless such individual has, during the 180-day period preceding the date of filing the petition by such individual, received from an approved nonprofit budget and credit counseling agency described in section 111(a) an individual or group briefing (including a briefing conducted by telephone or on the Internet) that outlined the opportunities for available credit counseling and assisted such individual in performing a related budget analysis. Debtor only received credit counseling after his petition was filed. With exceptions not applicable here, 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)(1) requires a debtor to obtain credit counseling before filing a bankruptcy petition. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED.