Legal Opinion

Heritage Pacific Financial, LLC v. Montano (In Re Montano)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 1, 2013No. BAP NC-12-1579-PaDJu; Bankruptcy 10-71788; Adversary 11-04008PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAPPAS, Bankruptcy Judge.

Creditor Heritage Pacific Financial, LLC (“Heritage”) appeals the decisions of the bankruptcy court: (1) granting a summary judgment dismissing Heritage’s § 523(a)(2) complaint against chapter 7 1 debtor Jesus Edgar Montano (“Montano”) because enforcement of its claim was barred by CaLCode Civ. Proc. § 726(f) and (g); 2 and (2) after initially denying the motion, on reconsideration, granting Mon-tano’s request for an award of attorneys fees and costs. We AFFIRM.

FACTS

Montano is a native of El Salvador, with limited spoken English language skills, and no ability…

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