In re Moore

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

JIM D. PAPPAS, Bankruptcy Judge.

Background

The Chapter 7 Trustee, R. Sam Hopkins, filed an objection to Debtor Gary Moore’s claim of exemption as to his woodworking tools as “tools of the trade” under Idaho Code § 11-605(3). Docket No. 15. The crux of Trustee’s argument is that Debtor, a former self-employed furniture maker, no longer works in that trade. Debtor responded by arguing that he had been a woodworker for thirty years, and his current job selling windows is temporary, so he should be allowed to exempt his tools. Docket No. 16. The Court conducted a hearing on…