Legal Opinion
Onubah v. Zamora (In Re Onubah)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2007No. BAP No. CC-06-1409-McMoD, Bankruptcy No. SV 06-10910-KTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McMANUS, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor, Boniface Onubah, appeals from an order entered on November 14, 2006, 2 granting the motion of the chapter 7 trustee, Nancy H. Zamora, to surcharge his homestead and household goods exemptions. We conclude that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion when surcharging the debtor’s exemptions under Latman v. Burdette, 366 F.3d 774, 785-86 (9th Cir.2004). We AFFIRM.
FACTS
Onubah filed a chapter 7 petition on June 15. Among his scheduled assets was a residence located in Calabasas, California, as well as household goods located in that…
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