Little v. Reaves (In Re Reaves)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARLAR, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
William Little (“appellant”), a secured creditor, appealed from the bankruptcy court’s order which avoided his lien on a motor vehicle owned by Muriel Reaves (“debtor”). The court held, under § 522(f), 1 that the lien impaired the debt- or’s exemption. We are asked to construe the effect, if any, of a pre-petition municipal court order which denied the debtor’s exemption claim in the vehicle. That exemption request was brought under California’s general exemption statutes. When the debtor filed bankruptcy, she claimed a new and different exemption…
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