Legal Opinion
In re Pugh
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California
Decided October 24, 2014No. Bankruptcy No. 14-03626-MM7PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION RE OBJECTION TO EXEMPTION
MARGARET M. MANN, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Debtor Mark Pugh (“Pugh”) voluntarily filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on May 6, 2014. As a debtor domiciled in California, Pugh was required to select from the California exemption options instead of the federal exemption options because California has opted out of the federal exemption regime through 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(2). See Cal.Civ.Proc.Code (“CCP”) § 703.130; Drummond v. Urban (In re Urban), 375 B.R. 882, 888 (9th Cir. BAP 2007).
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