Mazoue v. Traina (In re Mazoue)

ORDER AND REASONS

BERRIGAN, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiff-Appellant James Gerard Mazoue’s appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s denial of his claimed homestead exemption during Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. The issues before this Court are as follows:

1. Does the Louisiana homestead exemption, La.R.S. 20:1, extend to an heir of majority owning property in indivisión with his mother and brother?

2. If the exemption does not extend to such a person, does the statute itself violate the Louisiana Constitution’s provision on age discrimination, La. Const, art. I, § 12?

For the reasons…