Heritage Pacific Financial, LLC v. MacHuca (In Re MacHuca)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARKELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Heritage Pacific Financial, LLC (“HPF”) sued debtor Raul Machuca, Jr. (“Machuca”), alleging that a debt incurred by Machuca was nondischargeable. HPF not only lost, but the bankruptcy court entered summary judgment for Machuca. HPF did not appeal that order. Machuca thereafter sought an award of roughly $9,000 in attorneys’ fees under 11 U.S.C. § 528(d). 1 The bankruptcy court granted Machuca’s attorneys’ fees motion. HPF then appealed from the fee order. We AFFIRM.
II. FACTS
In January 2007, Machuca purchased a single-family residence in Salinas,…
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