Legal Opinion
Nieves Guzmán v. Rentas (In re Nieves Guzmán)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided May 17, 2017No. BAP NO. PR 16-045; Bankruptcy Case No. 13-04232-BKTPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Finkle, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.
Auberto Nieves Guzmán and Annette Nazario Rodríguez (“Debtors”) appeal from the bankruptcy court’s order denying their motion for reconsideration of the court’s order sustaining the chapter 7 trustee’s (the “Trustee”) objection to certain claimed exemptions. Because we find no abuse of discretion, we AFFIRM the bankruptcy court’s order.
BACKGROUND
The muddled procedural history of this case results from the Debtors’ multiple amendments to their asset and exemptions schedules, the Trustee’s objections to such amendments, the Debtors’ failure to…
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