            UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT  WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA  CHARLOTTE DIVISION                            :  In re          :  Chapter 11              :  BESTWALL LLC,1      :  Case No. 17-31795              :    Debtor.        :              :    MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING  THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF ASBESTOS CLAIMANTS’  MOTION FOR DISMISSAL, OR ALTERNATIVELY, VENUE TRANSFER     On November 9, 2018 and January 24, 2019, the Court convened hearings on the Motion  of the Official Committee of Asbestos Claimantsto (I) Dismiss the Debtor’s Chapter 11 Case for Cause as a Bad Faith Filing Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b), or Alternatively, (II) Transfer Venue in the Interest of Justice and for the Convenience of the Parties Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1412[Docket No. 495] (the “Motion”). For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies the Motion.   PROCEDURAL HISTORY     On November 2, 2017 (the “Petition Date”), Bestwall LLC (“Bestwall”) filed a voluntary  petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in this district, initiating the above-captioned case to resolve mass asbestos claims through a section 524(g) trust. Shortly after the Petition Date, this Court approved the appointment of the Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants (the “Committee”) to represent the asbestos claimants in the Chapter 11 case, and thereafter has approved modifications to the Committee [Docket Nos. 97, 335, 348, 666, 690].   1  The last four digits of the Debtor’s taxpayer identification number are 5815. The Debtor’s address is 133 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30303.  _____________________________  Laura T. Beyer  United States Bankruptcy Judge  July 29 2019  Western District of North Carolina  Steven T. Salata  Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court  FILED & JUDGMENT ENTERED  Case 17-31795 Doc 891 Filed 07/29/19 Entered 07/29/19 08:05:37 Desc Main  Document Page 1 of 10

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