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        September 16, 1996      [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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        No. 96-1097

                                JAMES E. COFIELD, JR.,

                                      Appellant,

                                          v.

                            FIRST WISCONSIN TRUST COMPANY,

                                      Appellee.

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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

                    [Hon. Richard G. Stearns, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before

                               Selya, Boudin and Stahl,
                                   Circuit Judges.
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            James E. Cofield, Jr. on brief pro se.
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            Alan  B. Rubenstein,  Mary  L.  Gallant  and Rackemann,  Sawyer  &
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        Brewster on brief for appellee.
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                      Per  Curiam.   Appellant  James E.  Cofield appeals
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            from  the  judgment  of  the  district  court  affirming  the

            bankruptcy court's dismissal of  his chapter 11 petition "for

            cause."   See 11  U.S.C.    1112(b).   We  have reviewed  the
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            record  and the  briefs  on appeal  and  affirm the  district

            court's judgment  for essentially  the reasons stated  in the

            Memorandum and Order, dated  December 14, 1995.  We  add only

            two comments.

                      1.  The bankruptcy  court was entitled to consider,

            and  rule  on,  the  practicability  of  appellant's proposed

            reorganization plan  in determining  whether  his chapter  11

            petition  was filed in bad  faith for purposes  of   1112(b).

            See In re  MacElvain, 160  B.R. 672 (Bankr.  M.D. Ala.  1993)
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            (bankruptcy   court  reviewed,  and   found  inadequate,  the

            proposed reorganization plan in deciding whether to dismiss a

            chapter 11  petition under    1112(b)),  aff'd, 180 B.R.  670
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            (M.D. Ala. 1995).

                      2.    As  for  the correctness  of  the  bankruptcy

            court's  factual findings,  appellant's  only  contention  on

            appeal  is that  there was  no support  for such  findings as

            "argued in the briefs in the district court."  A reference to

            lower court pleadings is  insufficient to preserve for appeal

            the  question of  the correctness  of the  bankruptcy court's

            findings.  See Gilday v. Callahan, 59 F.3d 257, 273 n.23 (1st
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            Cir. 1995)  (a reference  to arguments  made in the  district

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            court is  not sufficient to warrant  appellate review), cert.
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            denied,  116 S.Ct. 1269  (1996).  Thus,  appellant has waived
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            the issue on appeal.

                      Affirmed.  See Local Rule 27.1.
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