In Re Edgar Augusto Meinhardt Iturbe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I.
INTRODUCTION
On November 20, 2023, pro se debtor and appellant Edgar Augusto Meinhardt Iturbe (“Appellant”) filed a Notice of Appeal of a November 9, 2023 Order (“Order”) issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (“Bankruptcy Court”), in Meinhardt, et al. v. Sunny Acre LLC, et al., Case No. 9:23-ap-1013-RC (“Adversary Proceeding”). ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1. The Adversary Proceeding arises from the April 11, 2023 removal of claims from Appellant’s 2020 action in Los Angeles Superior Court, Meinhardt, et al. v. Sunny Acre LLC, et al., Case No. 20-SMCV-00492 (“2020 Superior Court Action”) to the Bankruptcy Court. Id. The Order dismissed the Adversary Proceeding and remanded it to state court. Dkts. 1, 20.
On December 26, 2023, the Court received notice the bankruptcy record was complete. Dkt. 12. On March 11, 2024, Appellant filed his Opening Brief arguing the Bankruptcy Court erred by remanding and dismissing the Adversary Proceeding. Dkt. 21. On May 23, 2024, appellees Leonard Hsu, Jr., Christopher XF Lee, Sunny Acre, LLC, Eric Tran, and Tsasu LLC (collectively, “Appellees”) filed their Answering Brief. Dkt. 28.