Rizal Juco Guevarra

1 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 2 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 In re: ) Case No. 18-25306-B–7 4 ) RIZAL JUCO GUEVARRA, ) DC No. BHS-4 5 ) ) 6 Debtor(s). ) ________________________________) 7 8 MEMORANDUM DECISION1 9 This case involves application of the principle that “when a 10 debtor claims a state-created exemption, the exemption’s scope is 11 determined by state law, which may provide that certain types of 12 debtor misconduct warrant denial of the exemption.” Law v. 13 Siegel,

571 U.S. 415, 425

(2014) (emphasis in original). More 14 precisely, the issue before the court is whether the…