In re: Gil Alberto De Jesus Gomez, III
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
FARIS, Bankruptcy Judge:
INTRODUCTION
This appeal illustrates what can happen when a debtor's lawyer asserts an exemption claim without performing adequate legal analysis. Because counsel claimed a baseless exemption and stubbornly refused to admit his error, counsel has incurred sanctions well in excess of the value of the property claimed exempt.
Chapter 7 1 debtor Gil Alberto de Jesus Gomez, III and his attorney, Francisco Javier Aldana (collectively, "Appellants"), appeal from the bankruptcy court's order sanctioning Mr. Aldana for improperly claiming an exemption on behalf of Mr. Gomez in a…
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