Arnold v. Gill (In Re Arnold)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTALI, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this case we explain the clear difference between two alternative grounds for disallowance of debtors’ untimely claim of exemptions: bad faith, and prejudice to third parties. We stress the need for concrete evidence of bad faith, and reiterate that delay alone is not bad faith, and that prejudice, once ameliorated, is not a basis to deny a claim of exemption.
Debtors William J. Arnold, III (‘William Arnold”) and Nonie Arnold (collectively, the “Arnolds”) amended their Schedules B and C to include a state court personal injury action, which was settled for…
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